absterben

See also: Absterben

German

Etymology

ab- + sterben

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ab‧ster‧ben
  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌʃtɛʁbən/, [ˈʔapˌʃtɛɐ̯bm̩]

Verb

absterben (class 3 strong, third-person singular present stirbt ab, past tense starb ab, past participle abgestorben, past subjunctive stürbe ab, auxiliary sein)

  1. to atrophy
  2. to necrotize
  3. to die back

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • absterben” in Duden online
  • absterben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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