abnagen

== German == === Etymology === ab- +‎ nagen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈapnaːɡn̩/ Hyphenation: ab‧na‧gen === Verb === abnagen (weak, third-person singular present nagt ab, past tense nagte ab, past participle abgenagt, auxiliary haben) to gnaw Ein Eichhörnchen kann bis zu fünfzig Fichtenzapfen pro Tag abnagen. ― A squirrel can gnaw up to fifty spruce cones per day. to gnaw something off something Sie nagten das Fleisch von den Knochen ab. ― They gnawed the flesh off the bones. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Abnagen, Abnager, Abnagerei abnagend, abgenagt === Further reading === “abnagen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “abnagen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “abnagen” in Duden online “abnagen” in OpenThesaurus.de