Zwietracht
German
Etymology
From Middle High German zwitraht, which is a borrowing and phonetic adaptation from Middle Low German twēdraht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtsviːˌtʁaxt/, [ˈtsʋiːˌtʁaχt]
Noun
Zwietracht f (genitive Zwietracht, no plural)
- (formal) discord (dissension)
- Antonym: Eintracht
- 1930, Bertolt Brecht (lyrics), Kurt Weil (music), “act 1, scene 3”, in Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny:
- Fatty: Hier in euren Städten ist der Lärm zu gross, nichts als Unruhe und Zwietracht und nichts woran man sich halten kann.
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Derived terms
- zwieträchtig
Related terms
Further reading
- Zwietracht in Duden online
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