German edit

Etymology edit

ab- +‎ liegen

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌliːɡn̩/
  • Hyphenation: ab‧lie‧gen

Verb edit

abliegen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liegt ab, past tense lag ab, past participle abgelegen, past subjunctive läge ab, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to be far away
  2. (Austria, Switzerland, Southern Germany) to become tender (e.g. of meat)

Usage notes edit

Only the auxiliary haben is used in northern and central Germany. In southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, sein is common in the vernacular and also, alternatively, in standard usage.

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • abliegen” in Duden online
  • abliegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache