German

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Etymology

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ab- +‎ bröckeln

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʔapˌbʁœkəln]
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧brö‧ckeln; before the 1996 reform: ab‧brök‧keln

Verb

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abbröckeln (weak, third-person singular present bröckelt ab, past tense bröckelte ab, past participle abgebröckelt, auxiliary sein)

  1. to crumble away
  2. to flake off
  3. (finance) to decline slightly (of prices)

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