Entzug

German

Etymology

ent- +‎ Zug; nominal form of entziehen (“to revoke, withdraw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɛntˈtsuːk/ (standard)

• Audio

  (file)

• IPA^(key): /ʔɛntˈtsux/ (northern Germany and parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
• IPA^(key): /ʔɛntˈtsuːx/ (parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)

• Rhymes: -uːk

Noun

Entzug m (strong, genitive Entzuges or Entzugs, plural Entzüge)

1. revoking
2. withdrawal (an act of withdrawing; metabolic shock when an addictive substance is withheld)

Declension

Declension of Entzug [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Entzug	die	Entzüge
genitive	eines	des	Entzuges, Entzugs	der	Entzüge
dative	einem	dem	Entzug, Entzuge1	den	Entzügen
accusative	einen	den	Entzug	die	Entzüge

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Entzug” in Duden online
• “Entzug” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache