entrinnen

German

Etymology

Old High German inttrinnan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɛntˈʁɪnən]
  • Hyphenation: ent‧rin‧nen
  • Audio(file)

Verb

entrinnen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present entrinnt, past tense entrann, past participle entronnen, past subjunctive entränne or entrönne, auxiliary sein)

  1. (formal, with dative) to escape
    Niemand kann dem Tod entrinnen.
    Nobody can escape death.

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “entrinnen” in Duden online
  • “entrinnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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