autark

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German

Etymology

Ca. 1800, from Ancient Greek αὐτάρκης (autárkēs, self-sufficient).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʊ̯ˈtark/, , ,
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  • Hyphenation: au‧t‧ark

Adjective

autark (strong nominative masculine singular autarker, comparative autarker, superlative am autarksten)

  1. self-sufficient, autarkic
    Synonyms: selbstversorgend, (wirtschaftlich) unabhängig

Declension

Further reading

  • autark” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • autark” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon