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absterben

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German

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Etymology

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ab- +‎ sterben

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ster‧ben
  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌʃtɛʁbən/, [ˈʔapˌʃtɛɐ̯bm̩]

Verb

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absterben (class 3 strong, third-person singular present stirbt ab, past tense starb ab, past participle abgestorben, past subjunctive stürbe ab, auxiliary sein)

  1. to atrophy
  2. to necrotize
  3. to die back

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • absterben” in Duden online
  • absterben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache