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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