Entzug

Entzug

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛn(t)ˈtsuːk/ (standard)
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Rhymes: -uːk
  • IPA(key): /ɛn(t)ˈtsux/ (northern Germany and parts of central Germany, now chiefly colloquial)
  • IPA(key): /ɛn(t)ˈtsuːx/ (other parts of central Germany, now chiefly colloquial)
  • Hyphenation: Ent‧zug

Noun

Entzug m (strong, genitive Entzuges or Entzugs, plural Entzüge)

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

Declension

Declension of Entzug [masculine, strong]
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 rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Further reading

  • “Entzug” in Duden online
  • “Entzug”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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