Renegat
German, noun[ʁeneˈɡaːt]
Renegat is a German masculine noun meaning “renegade (disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Abtrünniger einer Religion oder eines politischen (oder kulturellen) Wertesystems”.
What does Renegat mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerenegade (disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Abtrünniger einer Religion oder eines politischen (oder kulturellen) Wertesystems
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 Renegat
- Renegaten genitive
- Renegatin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Renegat?
- [ʁeneˈɡaːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Renegat
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Renegat in German?
Renegat appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).