German

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Etymology

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From ab- +‎ kratzen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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abkratzen (weak, third-person singular present kratzt ab, past tense kratzte ab, past participle abgekratzt, auxiliary sein)

  1. to scrape
  2. to kick the bucket, snuff it (die)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • abkratzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • abkratzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • abkratzen” in Duden online
  • abkratzen” in OpenThesaurus.de