German edit

Etymology edit

ab- +‎ büßen

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈapˌbyːsn̩]
  • Hyphenation: ab‧bü‧ßen
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Verb edit

abbüßen (weak, third-person singular present büßt ab, past tense büßte ab, past participle abgebüßt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, chiefly religion) to recompense for something through penance
  2. (transitive, chiefly law) to atone for a crime

Conjugation edit