Polyglot Dictionary

Ableger

/ˈapˌleːɡɐ/

der noun B2

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

Forms

plural
die Ableger

Meaning

  1. offshoot, cutting (plant); branch, offshoot (of a business)

    From ablegen (to lay down, to put aside).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

zweig

Zweig is the literal word for a tree branch; Ableger specifically means a cutting that can grow into a new plant, or figuratively a branch/offshoot of a business.

Similar in other languages

English

branch

Close — an offshoot/cutting relates directly to a branch (of a plant or business).

French

succursale

Close — an offshoot of a business is a branch, succursale.

Practice

1 What does Ableger mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie pflanzte einen ___ der Rose.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Ableger?

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