Betrug

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German

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Etymology

From Middle High German betroc, from Old High German bitrog, derived from Proto-Germanic *drugą. The -u- is from German Trug, itself a back-formation from Middle High German trüge, from Old High German trugī, from the same Indo-European root.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈtʁuːk/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "standard" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
  • IPA(key): /bəˈtʁʊx/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
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  • Rhymes: -uːk, -ʊx

Noun

Betrug m (strong, genitive Betruges or Betrugs, plural Betrüge)

  1. fraud
  2. deception, deceit
  3. cheating

Declension

Declension of Betrug [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Betrug die Betrüge
genitive eines des Betruges, Betrugs der Betrüge
dative einem dem Betrug, Betruge1 den Betrügen
accusative einen den Betrug die Betrüge

1Now rare, see notes.

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Further reading

  • “Betrug” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Betrug” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Betrug” in Duden online
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