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Abstieg
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abstieg
German
Etymology
Verbal noun of de absteigen, derived from the past-tense grade de stieg ab. Possibly attested as de gmh abestic, if this has a short vowel (rather than more probable gmh abestīc); compare also gmh abesteic. Analysable as de ab Stieg.
Pronunciation
de /ˈapˌʃtiːk/ standard /ˈapˌʃtiːç/ northern and central Germany, now chiefly colloquial
de De-Abstieg.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Ab stieg
Noun
m,s:es
dismounting, the act of getting off something
de Absteigen Heruntersteigen Herunterkommen
descent, going downwards (e.g. from a hill)
de Absteigen Herunterkommen Hinuntergehen
de sports relegation, sinking to a lower league
de Absteigen
Declension
m,s:es
Antonyms
de Aufstieg
Related terms
de Abstiegskampf, de Abstiegskandidat, de Abstiegsrunde, de Abstiegsspiel
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