Abstieg
Appearance
See also: abstieg
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verbal noun of absteigen, derived from the past-tense grade stieg ab. Possibly attested as Middle High German abestic, if this has a short vowel (rather than more probable abestīc); compare also abesteic. Analysable as ab + Stieg.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (standard) /ˈapˌʃtiːk/, (northern and central Germany, now chiefly colloquial) /ˈapˌʃtiːç/
Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) - Hyphenation: Ab‧stieg
Noun
[edit]Abstieg m (strong, genitive Abstiegs or Abstieges, plural Abstiege)
- dismounting, the act of getting off something
- Synonyms: Absteigen, Heruntersteigen, Herunterkommen
- descent, going downwards (e.g. from a hill)
- Synonyms: Absteigen, Herunterkommen, Hinuntergehen
- (sports) relegation, sinking to a lower league
- Synonym: Absteigen
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Abstieg | die | Abstiege |
| genitive | eines | des | Abstiegs, Abstieges | der | Abstiege |
| dative | einem | dem | Abstieg, Abstiege1 | den | Abstiegen |
| accusative | einen | den | Abstieg | die | Abstiege |
1Now rare, see notes.
Antonyms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Abstieg”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
- “Abstieg” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Abstieg” in Duden online