abtrünnig
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German abetrünncc, Old High German abatrunnīg.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
abtrünnig (strong nominative masculine singular abtrünniger, not comparable)
- renegade, breakaway
- das abtrünnige Gebiet ― the breakaway territory
- die abtrünnige Region ― the breakaway region
Declension edit
Positive forms of abtrünnig (uncomparable)
References edit
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “abtrünnig”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891