entwöhnen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German entwenen, from Old High German intwennen, from Proto-Germanic *wanjaną (“to accustom”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]entwöhnen (weak, third-person singular present entwöhnt, past tense entwöhnte, past participle entwöhnt, auxiliary haben)
- to wean
- 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Genesis 21:8 (with KJV translation)
- Und das Kind wuchs und ward entwöhnt; und Abraham machte ein großes Mahl am Tage, da Isaak entwöhnt ward.
- And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.
- 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Genesis 21:8 (with KJV translation)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | entwöhnen | ||||
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present participle | entwöhnend | ||||
past participle | entwöhnt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich entwöhne | wir entwöhnen | i | ich entwöhne | wir entwöhnen |
du entwöhnst | ihr entwöhnt | du entwöhnest | ihr entwöhnet | ||
er entwöhnt | sie entwöhnen | er entwöhne | sie entwöhnen | ||
preterite | ich entwöhnte | wir entwöhnten | ii | ich entwöhnte1 | wir entwöhnten1 |
du entwöhntest | ihr entwöhntet | du entwöhntest1 | ihr entwöhntet1 | ||
er entwöhnte | sie entwöhnten | er entwöhnte1 | sie entwöhnten1 | ||
imperative | entwöhn (du) entwöhne (du) |
entwöhnt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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