Polyglot Dictionary

abgelegen

/ˈapɡəˌleːɡn̩/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. remote

    Built from ab- (away) + gelegen (situated).

    • Das Dorf liegt sehr abgelegen.

      The village is very remote.

Made of

  • ab- away
  • gelegen situated

Similar words

entlegen

Abgelegen is the everyday word for "remote, out of the way"; entlegen means the same but sounds more literary and formal.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

remoto

remoto is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "remote."

Practice

1 What does abgelegen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Dorf liegt sehr ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abgelegen?

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