Affront

See also: affront

German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French affront.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈfʁɔ̃ː/
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Noun

Affront m (strong, genitive Affronts, plural Affronts)

  1. (formal) affront
    Synonyms: Beleidigung, Brüskierung
    • 2021 October 20, Patricia Hecht, “Bundestagspräsidentin Bärbel Bas: Noch nicht die Hälfte der Macht”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎[1], →ISSN:
      Keine Frau als Bundestagspräsidentin zu nominieren käme 2021 einem gleichstellungspolitischen Affront gleich.
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Declension

Declension of Affront [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Affront die Affronts
genitive eines des Affronts der Affronts
dative einem dem Affront den Affronts
accusative einen den Affront die Affronts

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from French affront.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɑˈfʀõː], [ɑˈfʀoŋ]

Noun

Affront m (plural Affronten)

  1. affront
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