Absatz

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German abesaz, analyzable as ab- +‎ Satz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈapzat͡s/ Hyphenation: Ab‧satz === Noun === Absatz m (strong, genitive Absatzes, plural Absätze) verbal noun of absetzen (“to interrupt, put down, sit down”) paragraph (passage in text) landing, place on stairs where there is an interruption Synonym: Treppenabsatz a similar interruption in the slope of a hill or mountain Synonym: Bergabsatz heel (raised part at the back of some shoes) Synonyms: Schuhabsatz, hohe Hacke (geology) sediment Synonyms: Ablagerung, Sediment verbal noun of absetzen (“to sell”) selling, sales, the process of marketing and selling goods Synonym: Verkauf sales volume, turnover (quantity that has been sold on the market) Synonyms: Absatzvolumen, Absatzmenge; Verkaufsvolumen, Verkaufsmenge ==== Usage notes ==== In other senses, e.g. "to oust, axe", the verbal noun is Absetzung. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Bulgarian: абза́ц (abzác) → Polish: obcas → Yiddish: אָבצאַס (obtsas) → Russian: абза́ц (abzác)→ Azerbaijani: abzas→ Eastern Mari: абзац (abzac)→ Georgian: აბზაცი (abzaci)→ Kazakh: абзац (abzas)→ Komi-Zyrian: абзац (abzac)→ Kyrgyz: абзац (abzats)→ Tajik: абзатс (abzats)→ Turkmen: abzas→ Ukrainian: абза́ц (abzác)→ Uyghur: ئابزاس (abzas)→ Uzbek: abzats === Further reading === “Absatz”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Absatz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Absatz” in Duden online Absatz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de