abfallen

See also: Abfällen

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), 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/
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  • 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

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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
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