Polyglot Dictionary

entrinnen

/ɛntˈʁɪnən/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
entrinnt
past
entrann
perfect
ist entronnen

Meaning

  1. to escape

    Built from ent- (away) + rinnen (to run, to flow).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • ent- away
  • rinnen to run, to flow

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

escapar

escapar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to escape."

Practice

1 What does entrinnen mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches entrinnen?

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