genugtun

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German genuoc tuon, calque of Latin satisfacere (to satisfy). By surface analysis, genug (enough) +‎ tun (to do).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈnuːkˌtuːn/
  • Hyphenation: ge‧nug‧tun
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Verb

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genugtun (irregular, third-person singular present tut genug, past tense tat genug, past participle genuggetan, past subjunctive täte genug, auxiliary haben)

  1. (dated) to satisfy

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • genugtun” in Duden online
  • genugtun” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache