Polyglot Dictionary

entlegen

/ɛntˈleːɡn̩/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. remote

    Built from ent- (away) + gelegen (lying).

    • Das Dorf ist entlegen.

      The village is remote.

Made of

  • ent- away
  • gelegen lying

Similar words

abgelegen

Abgelegen is the everyday word for "remote, out of the way"; entlegen means the same but sounds more literary and formal.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

remoto

remoto is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "remote."

Practice

1 What does entlegen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Dorf ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches entlegen?

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