Quarantäne

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French quarantaine.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /kaʁanˈtɛːnə/, /kaʁɑ̃ˈtɛːnə/, /kvaʁanˈtɛːnə/, /kvaʁanˈtɛːn/
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  • Hyphenation: Qua‧ran‧tä‧ne
  • Rhymes: -ɛːnə

Noun

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Quarantäne f (genitive Quarantäne, plural Quarantänen)

  1. quarantine
    unter Quarantänequarantined/in quarantine
    unter Quarantäne stehento be quarantined/in quarantine

Declension

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Derived terms

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Trivia

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  • As a French borrowing Quarantäne is one of the few German words starting with Qu- pronounced as /k/ instead of /kv/.

Further reading

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