Absage

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See also: absage and absäge

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Back-formation from absagen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌsaːɡə/, [ˈʔapˌsaːɡə]
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  • Hyphenation: Ab‧sa‧ge

Noun[edit]

Absage f (genitive Absage, plural Absagen)

  1. refusal, rejection
    Antonym: Zusage
    Sie hat dem Mann eine Absage erteilt.
    She rejected the man.
    (literally, “She has given the man a rejection.”)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Absage [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Absage die Absagen
genitive einer der Absage der Absagen
dative einer der Absage den Absagen
accusative eine die Absage die Absagen

Further reading[edit]

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