German

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Etymology

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ab- +‎ zählen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈapˌt͡sɛːlən] (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): [ˈapˌt͡seːlən] (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧zäh‧len

Verb

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abzählen (weak, third-person singular present zählt ab, past tense zählte ab, past participle abgezählt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to count

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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