German edit

Etymology edit

Not directly related to Eintracht (concord, harmony), but instead from another Eintracht, which was an East Central German variant of Eintrag (impairment). The earliest attentations of the verb are apparently from the 16th century.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bəˈʔaɪ̯nˌtʁɛçtɪɡn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧ein‧träch‧ti‧gen

Verb edit

beeinträchtigen (weak, third-person singular present beeinträchtigt, past tense beeinträchtigte, past participle beeinträchtigt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to impair, to mar, to tarnish

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