Eintritt German · revision 36235

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=c. 1330–1340, Nicolaus von Jeroschin|origins=gmw-pro *tredan}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /ˈaɪ̯nˌtrɪt/, [ˈʔäɪ̯nˌtʁɪt]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''Eintritt''' ''m'' (genitive Eintrittes or Eintritts, plural Eintritte)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is the noun of [[eintreten]], [[gmh|întrit]].^(Wiktionary)^(DWB2|7, 1109)^(Köbler MHD) The verb is [[af|de|ein-|treten]].^(Wiktionary) [[treten]] goes back to [[gmw-pro|*tredan|t=to tread]], also in [[ang|tredan]] and [[ofs|treda]], beside [[got|𐍄𐍂𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽|tr=trudan]] and [[non|troða]] with another vowel grade.^(Kluge 2011|929) It has no exact relatives outside Germanic and is probably imitative in origin.^(Kluge 2011|929)^(Duden 7 2020|872)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Middle High German ''întrit'' is first recorded in Nicolaus von Jeroschin's chronicle of the Teutonic Order (about 1330–1340), meaning “entrance, access”: ''dî lant von dem întritte des rîchis zu Egipten'' (“the lands from the entrance of the kingdom of Egypt”).^(DWB2|7, 1109)^(Köbler MHD)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The word referred to places, such as the entrance of a house or a river mouth, and to the arrival of a person or of a time: ''beim Eintritt der Nacht'' “at nightfall”.^(DWB2|7, 1109)^(DWB|3, 331) Stieler records it in 1691.^(Paul 2002) The sense “entrance fee” dates from the second half of the 18th century, in Kant.^(Paul 2002)^(DWB|3, 331) Morhof used it for the opening part of a ballet, after French ''entrée''.^(DWB|3, 331) Adelung records it for entering a room, a town or an office, and for the beginning of a season.^(Adelung 1793|1, 1758)

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+ The dialect of Teschen in Polish borrowed it as ''ajntryt'' “admission ticket”.^(LWP)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1330–1340 – Nicolaus von Jeroschin uses ''întrit''.^(DWB2|7, 1109)^(Köbler MHD)

+ * 1691 – Stieler records ''Eintritt''.^(Paul 2002)

+ * Second half of the 18th century – The sense “entrance fee” appears.^(Paul 2002)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # [[m|en|entry|alt=Entry]] into a room or building; [[m|en|admission]] to an organisation as a member.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)^(Wiktionary DE)

+ # The beginning or occurrence of something: ''der Eintritt der Dämmerung'' “the onset of dusk”.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

+ # Access to an event or place, usually against a fee: ''Eintritt frei'' “admission free”.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

+ # Short for ''Eintrittsgeld'': the entrance fee.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary DE)

+ # ''(ball games)'' Qualification for a round of a competition.^(Duden GWDS 1999)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[Eintrittskarte]]

+ * [[Eintrittsgeld]]

+ * [[Eintrittspreis]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[eintreten]]

+ * [[treten]]

+ * [[Tritt]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}