Abstieg

== German == === Etymology === Verbal noun of absteigen, derived from the past-tense grade stieg ab. Possibly attested as Middle High German abestic, if this has a short vowel (rather than more probable abestīc); compare also abesteic. Analysable as ab +‎ Stieg. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (standard) /ˈapˌʃtiːk/, (northern and central Germany, now chiefly colloquial) /ˈapˌʃtiːç/ Hyphenation: Ab‧stieg === Noun === Abstieg m (strong, genitive Abstiegs or Abstieges, plural Abstiege) dismounting, the act of getting off something Synonyms: Absteigen, Heruntersteigen, Herunterkommen descent, going downwards (e.g. from a hill) Synonyms: Absteigen, Herunterkommen, Hinuntergehen (sports) relegation, sinking to a lower league Synonym: Absteigen ==== Declension ==== ==== Antonyms ==== Aufstieg ==== Related terms ==== Abstiegskampf, Abstiegskandidat, Abstiegsrunde, Abstiegsspiel === Further reading === “Abstieg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Abstieg” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Abstieg” in Duden online