entgleisen

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German

Etymology

From ent- (de-) +‎ Gleis (railway track) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛntˈɡlaɪ̯zn̩/
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Verb

entgleisen (weak, third-person singular present entgleist, past tense entgleiste, past participle entgleist, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to derail, come off the tracks (also figuratively)

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Luxembourgish

Verb

entgleisen (third-person singular present entgleist, past participle entgleist, auxiliary verb sinn)

  1. to kidnap

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive entgleisen
participle entgleist
auxiliary sinn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular entgleisen
2nd singular entgleis entgleis
3rd singular entgleist
1st plural entgleisen
2nd plural entgleist entgleist
3rd plural entgleisen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.