German

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Etymology

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ent- +‎ lehnen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛntˈleːnən/
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Verb

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entlehnen (weak, third-person singular present entlehnt, past tense entlehnte, past participle entlehnt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to borrow (a word, idea, cultural concept or object)
  2. (archaic) to borrow (in general)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • entlehnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • entlehnen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • entlehnen” in Duden online
  • entlehnen” in OpenThesaurus.de