abfallen

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word abfallen. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word abfallen, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say abfallen in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word abfallen you have here. The definition of the word abfallen will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofabfallen, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Abfällen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German abfallen, abvallen, abefallen, abevallen, abe vallen, equivalent to ab- +‎ fallen. Cognate with German Low German offallen, Dutch afvallen, West Frisian ôffalle, Saterland Frisian oufale, oufaale, Middle English offallen (modern English fall off).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔapfaln̩/, /ˈʔapfalən/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ab‧fal‧len

Verb

abfallen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present fällt ab, past tense fiel ab, past participle abgefallen, auxiliary sein)

  1. to fall off, to drop off
  2. (religion) to apostatize
  3. to secede

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • abfallen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • abfallen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • abfallen” in Duden online
  • abfallen” in OpenThesaurus.de