abstreifen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German abestreifen, from Old High German abastreifen, equivalent to ab- +‎ streifen.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ab‧strei‧fen
• IPA^(key): /ˈapˌʃtʁaɪ̯fən/, [ˈʔapˌʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩]

Verb

1. (ring, etc.) to slip off
2. (shoes, etc.) to wipe; to wipe off
3. (bark, etc.) to strip off

Derived terms

• Abstreifen
• Abstreifung
• Fußabstreifer

Further reading

• “abstreifen” in Duden online