how to pronounce untertan

/ˈʊntɐˌtaːn/

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untertan is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of untertan in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… die pisten sind gute untertan könig …”

meanings of untertan

noun:

A citizen in any kind of state who is naively uncritical of the government; or anybody who is habitually very obedient to their superiors.
A citizen in a monarchy; a subject.

adjective:

Tributary.

untertan frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word untertan occurs in german on average 1.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.