Rücktritt

German

Etymology

From rück- (“back-”) +‎ Tritt (“step”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʁʏkˌtʁɪt/, [ˈʁʏkʰˌtʁɪtʰ]
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Rück‧tritt

Noun

Rücktritt m (genitive Rücktrittes or Rücktritts, plural Rücktritte)

(from an office) resignation, demission
(from a contract) rescission, cancelation
(bicycle) Short form of Rücktrittbremse (“back pedal brake”)

Declension

Declension of Rücktritt

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Rücktritt	die	Rücktritte
genitive	eines	des	Rücktrittes, Rücktritts	der	Rücktritte
dative	einem	dem	Rücktritt, Rücktritte¹	den	Rücktritten
accusative	einen	den	Rücktritt	die	Rücktritte

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Related terms

zurücktreten

Further reading

Rücktritt in Duden online

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