Entzug

German

Etymology

ent- +‎ Zug; nominal form of entziehen (“to revoke, withdraw”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔɛntˈtsuːk/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /ʔɛntˈtsux/ (northern Germany and parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
  • IPA(key): /ʔɛntˈtsuːx/ (parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
  • Rhymes: -uːk

Noun

Entzug m (genitive Entzugs or Entzuges, plural Entzüge)

  1. revoking
  2. withdrawal (an act of withdrawing; metabolic shock when an addictive substance is withheld)

Declension
Declension of Entzug
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Entzug die Entzüge
genitive eines des Entzuges,
Entzugs		 der Entzüge
dative einem dem Entzug,
Entzuge1		 den Entzügen
accusative einen den Entzug die Entzüge
1Now uncommon, see notes

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