Abstand

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German

Etymology

ab- +‎ Stand. Cognate with English offstand (“offset, restitution”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapʃtant/
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  • Hyphenation: Ab‧stand

Noun

Abstand m (strong, genitive Abstandes or Abstands, plural Abstände)

  1. distance, interspace, spacing, interval, gap
    Synonym: Distanz

Declension

Declension of Abstand
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Abstand die Abstände
genitive eines des Abstandes, Abstands der Abstände
dative einem dem Abstand, Abstande1 den Abständen
accusative einen den Abstand die Abstände

1Now rare, see notes.

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