Abkürzung

/ˈapkʏʁtsʊŋ/

die noun B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Abkürzungen

Meaning

  1. shortcut; abbreviation

    From abkürzen (to shorten).

    • Sie nahmen eine Abkürzung durch den Wald.

      They took a shortcut through the forest.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Practice

1 What does Abkürzung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie nahmen eine ___ durch den Wald.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Abkürzung?

noun

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