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abscheiden
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See also: Abscheiden
German
Etymology
From Middle High German abescheiden, from Old High German abaskeidan, from Proto-West Germanic *abaskaiþan, from Proto-Germanic *abaskaiþaną. Equivalent to ab- + scheiden. Cognates include Dutch afscheiden, Old English ofscēadan and Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (afskaidan).
Pronunciation
Verb
abscheiden (class 1 strong, third-person singular present scheidet ab, past tense schied ab, past participle abgeschieden, auxiliary haben)
- to deposit, precipitate
- to eliminate
- to separate
- (dated, euphemistic) to die [auxiliary sein]
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “abscheiden” in Duden online
- “abscheiden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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