Zwietracht

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German zwitraht, which is a borrowing and phonetic adaptation from Middle Low German twēdraht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsviːˌtʁaxt/,
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Noun

Zwietracht f (genitive Zwietracht, no plural)

  1. (formal) discord (dissension)
    Antonym: Eintracht
    • 1930, “act 1, scene 3”, in Bertolt Brecht (lyrics), Kurt Weil (music), Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny:
      Fatty: Hier in euren Städten ist der Lärm zu gross, nichts als Unruhe und Zwietracht und nichts woran man sich halten kann.
      Fatty: Here in your cities the noise is too great, nothing but unrest and discord and nothing to hold onto.

Declension

Declension of Zwietracht
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Zwietracht
genitive einer der Zwietracht
dative einer der Zwietracht
accusative eine die Zwietracht

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