abnagen

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German

Etymology

ab- +‎ nagen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapnaːɡn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧na‧gen

Verb

abnagen (weak, third-person singular present nagt ab, past tense nagte ab, past participle abgenagt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to gnaw
    Ein Eichhörnchen kann bis zu fünfzig Fichtenzapfen pro Tag abnagen.A squirrel can gnaw up to fifty spruce cones per day.
  2. to gnaw something off something
    Sie nagten das Fleisch von den Knochen ab.They gnawed the flesh off the bones.

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Further reading

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