Polyglot Dictionary

absondern

/ˈapˌzɔndɐn/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
sondert ab
past
sonderte ab
perfect
hat abgesondert

Meaning

  1. to secrete; to isolate

    Built from ab (off, away) + sondern (but rather (used after a negative to contrast).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • ab off, away
  • sondern but rather (used after a negative to contrast

Practice

1 What does absondern mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Drüse ___ Schweiß ab.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches absondern?

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