Resignation
See also: resignation and résignation
German
Etymology
15th century in the obsolete sense, from Middle French resignation, from Latin resignatio. The contemporary sense since the 18th century, from Modern French résignation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /re.zi.ɡnaˈtsjoːn/, (also) /-zɪk.na-/, /-zɪŋ.na-/
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Noun
Resignation f (genitive Resignation, plural (chiefly obsolete) Resignationen)
- resignation (accepting, uncomplaining frustration)
- Synonyms: Hinnahme, Ergebung
- (archaic to obsolete) resignation (act of resigning a position)
- Synonyms: Rücktritt, Amtsniederlegung
Declension
Declension of Resignation [feminine]
Related terms
Further reading
- “Resignation” in Duden online
- “Resignation” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache