enthaften
German, verb/ɛntˈhaftn̩/
enthaften is spelled E-N-T-H-A-F-T-E-N (9 letters). Enthaften is a German verb meaning “to release from custody” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemanden nach dem Ende einer Haft wieder in die Freiheit entlassen”.
What does enthaften mean in English?
verb
- 1
Austriato release from custody
- 2
to remove the subjection to eventual foreclosure
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. jemanden nach dem Ende einer Haft wieder in die Freiheit entlassen
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 enthaften
- enthaftet present singular third-person
- enthaftete past
- haben auxiliary
- enthaftend participle present
- enthafte first-person indicative present
- enthaftest indicative present second-person
- enthafteten first-person indicative plural
- enthaftetest indicative preterite second-person
- enthaftetet indicative plural preterite
- enthaft imperative second-person singular
- habe enthaftet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben enthaftet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- enthaft! imperative singular
- enthafte! imperative singular
- enthaftet! imperative plural
- enthaftet haben active infinitive perfect
- enthaftet werden processual-passive infinitive present
- enthaftet worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce enthaften?
- /ɛntˈhaftn̩/
- [ɛntˈhaftn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.