German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German entrāten, denominally from Middle High German rāt (counsel, also exemption), see modern Rat. It is conjugated as if it were a compound ent- +‎ raten.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛntˈʁaːtn̩/, /ɛntˈʁaːtən/
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  • Hyphenation: ent‧ra‧ten

Verb

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entraten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present enträt, past tense entriet, past participle entraten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (archaic) to be without, to lack [with genitive ‘something’]
  2. (archaic) to give up, to forgo [with genitive ‘something’]

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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Further reading

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  • entraten” in Duden online
  • entraten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache