enteignen
German, verb[ɛntˈʔaɪ̯ɡnən]
enteignen is spelled E-N-T-E-I-G-N-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 71,199th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Enteignen is a German verb meaning “to expropriate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemandes Eigentum entziehen, vor allem durch staatliche Eingriffe”.
What does enteignen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to expropriate
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. jemandes Eigentum entziehen, vor allem durch staatliche Eingriffe
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of enteignen
- enteignet present singular third-person
- enteignete past
- haben auxiliary
- enteignend participle present
- enteigne first-person indicative present
- enteignest indicative present second-person
- enteigneten first-person indicative plural
- enteignetest indicative preterite second-person
- enteignetet indicative plural preterite
- habe enteignet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben enteignet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- enteigne! imperative singular
- enteignet! imperative plural
- enteignet haben active infinitive perfect
- enteignet werden processual-passive infinitive present
- enteignet worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
- enteignet sein statal-passive infinitive present
- enteignet gewesen sein statal-passive infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce enteignen?
- [ɛntˈʔaɪ̯ɡnən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to enteignen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is enteignen in German?
enteignen appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).