Abzug

English

Proper noun

Abzug

1. A surname from German.

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German abezuc, equivalent to ab- +‎ Zug, semantically acting as a deverbal of abziehen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈapˌt͡suːk/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Abzug m (strong, genitive Abzuges or Abzugs, plural Abzüge)

1. trigger (of a gun)
2. hood, fume hood (covering of a vent to suck away smoke or fumes)
3. (photography, printing) print, copy
4. verbal noun of abziehen
   1. departure, withdrawal (of troops, or other things whose movement can be described as ziehen)
   2. dispersion, venting (of a gas)
   3. deduction, subtraction (in a calculation, especially of money or points)
5. (plural only) taxes (totality of taxes levied in a specific context)

Declension

Declension of Abzug [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Abzug	die	Abzüge
genitive	eines	des	Abzuges, Abzugs	der	Abzüge
dative	einem	dem	Abzug, Abzuge1	den	Abzügen
accusative	einen	den	Abzug	die	Abzüge

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• abzüglich
• abzugsfähig
• Abzugsstrategie
• Bildabzug
• Gewehrabzug
• Luftabzug
• Punktabzug
• Truppenabzug

Related terms

• abziehen
• Aufzug

Descendants

• → Hungarian: abcúg
• → Polish: abcug
• → Russian: а́бцуг (ábcug)

Further reading

• “Abzug” in Duden online
• “Abzug”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)