entzweien

See also: Entzweien

German

Etymology

From earlier Middle High German zweien, Old High German zweiōn (split in two, divide), with additional prefix. By surface analysis, ent- +‎ zwei +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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Verb

entzweien (weak, third-person singular present entzweit, past tense entzweite, past participle entzweit, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to fall out with someone, to become divided
  2. (transitive) to divide, to disunite

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Entzweien
  • Entzweier
  • Entzweiung

Further reading

  • entzweien” in Duden online
  • entzweien” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache