entwöhnen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German entwenen, from Old High German intwennen, from Proto-Germanic *wanjaną (to accustom).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɛntˈvøːnən]
  • Hyphenation: ent‧wöh‧nen
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Verb

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entwöhnen (weak, third-person singular present entwöhnt, past tense entwöhnte, past participle entwöhnt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to wean
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Genesis 21:8 (with KJV translation)
      Und das Kind wuchs und ward entwöhnt; und Abraham machte ein großes Mahl am Tage, da Isaak entwöhnt ward.
      And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.

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