German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German abestreifen, from Old High German abastreifen, equivalent to ab- +‎ streifen.

Pronunciation edit

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  • Hyphenation: ab‧strei‧fen
  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌʃtʁaɪ̯fən/, [ˈʔapˌʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩]

Verb edit

abstreifen (weak, third-person singular present streift ab, past tense streifte ab, past participle abgestreift, auxiliary haben)

  1. (ring, etc.) to slip off
  2. (shoes, etc.) to wipe; to wipe off
  3. (bark, etc.) to strip off

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