entrinnen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German entrinnen, from Old High German inttrinnan, intrinnan. Probably related to trennen and abtrünnig. Not related to rinnen, but possibly influenced by it.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ent‧rin‧nen
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Verb

entrinnen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present entrinnt, past tense entrann, past participle entronnen, past subjunctive entränne or entrönne, auxiliary sein)

  1. (formal) to escape
    Niemand kann dem Tod entrinnen.
    Nobody can escape death.

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Further reading

  • entrinnen” in Duden online
  • entrinnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • entrinnen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon