See also: Abscheiden

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German abescheiden, from Old High German abaskeidan, from Proto-West Germanic *abaskaiþan, from Proto-Germanic *abaskaiþaną. Equivalent to ab- +‎ scheiden. Cognates include Dutch afscheiden, Old English ofscēadan and Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (afskaidan).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈapˌʃaɪ̯dn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧schei‧den

Verb

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abscheiden (class 1 strong, third-person singular present scheidet ab, past tense schied ab, past participle abgeschieden, auxiliary haben)

  1. to deposit, precipitate
  2. to eliminate
  3. to separate
  4. (dated, euphemistic) to die [auxiliary sein]

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