Abgrund

German

Etymology

From Middle High German abgrunt, Old High German abgrunti. Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌲𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌸𐌰 (afgrundiþa).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌɡʁʊnt/
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  • Hyphenation: Ab‧grund

Noun

Abgrund m (strong, genitive Abgrundes or Abgrunds, plural Abgründe)

  1. abyss, precipice

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Abgrund”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

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