Abriss

See also: abriss and Abriß

German

Etymology

Deverbal from abreißen. Equivalent to ab- +‎ Riss.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Abriss m (strong, genitive Abrisses, plural Abrisse)

1. demolition
2. summary, outline
3. (wikis) stub

Declension

Declension of Abriss [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Abriss	die	Abrisse
genitive	eines	des	Abrisses	der	Abrisse
dative	einem	dem	Abriss, Abrisse1	den	Abrissen
accusative	einen	den	Abriss	die	Abrisse

¹Now rare, see notes.

Alternative forms

• Abriß (pre-1996 spelling)

Hyponyms

• Strömungsabriss

Derived terms

• abrissartig

Related terms

• Abrissbagger, Abrissbirne, Abrissfirma, Abrissgenehmigung, Abrisshaus, Abrissparty

Descendants

• Polish: abrys

Further reading

• “Abriss” in Duden online
• “Abriss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache