Absatz

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German abesaz; analyzable as ab- +‎ Satz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapzat͡s/
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  • Hyphenation: Ab‧satz

Noun

Absatz m (strong, genitive Absatzes, plural Absätze)

  1. turnover (quantity that has been put onto the market, and process of trying to get things on the market)
  2. heel (part of shoe)
  3. paragraph (passage in text)
  4. landing, place on stairs where there is a turn
    Coordinate term: Lauf
  5. (geology) sediment
    Synonym: Ablagerung

Declension

Declension of Absatz
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Absatz die Absätze
genitive eines des Absatzes der Absätze
dative einem dem Absatz, Absatze1 den Absätzen
accusative einen den Absatz die Absätze

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

Further reading

  • “Absatz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Absatz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Absatz” in Duden online
  • Absatz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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