Polyglot Dictionary

entwöhnen

/ɛntˈvøːnən/

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
entwöhnt
past
entwöhnte
perfect
hat entwöhnt

Meaning

  1. to wean

    Built from ent- (un-, away) + gewöhnen (to accustom).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • ent- un-, away
  • gewöhnen to accustom

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

desmamar

desmamar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to wean."

Practice

1 What does entwöhnen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ das Baby.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches entwöhnen?

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