Abgrund

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German abgrunt, Old High German abgrunti. Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌲𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌸𐌰 (afgrundiþa).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌɡʁʊnt/
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  • Hyphenation: Ab‧grund

Noun

Abgrund m (strong, genitive Abgrundes or Abgrunds, plural Abgründe)

  1. abyss, precipice

Declension

Declension of Abgrund
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Abgrund die Abgründe
genitive eines des Abgrundes, Abgrunds der Abgründe
dative einem dem Abgrund, Abgrunde1 den Abgründen
accusative einen den Abgrund die Abgründe

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Abgrund”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

  • “Abgrund” in Duden online
  • “Abgrund” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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