abnippeln

== German == === Alternative forms === abnibbeln === Etymology === From earlier abnibbeln, originally chiefly in Berlin. Further origin uncertain. Duden suggests ab- (“off”) +‎ nibbeln (“to nibble”), perhaps from a sense of being nibbled away to nothing. Alternatively, possibly from Rotwelsch, by way of Yiddish, ultimately derived from Hebrew נבל (navál, “to wither, wilt”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈapˌnɪpl̩n] Hyphenation: ab‧nip‧peln === Verb === abnippeln (weak, third-person singular present nippelt ab, past tense nippelte ab, past participle abgenippelt, auxiliary sein) (colloquial, flippant, intransitive) to die, to kick the bucket Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sterben ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Abnippeln === Further reading === “abnippeln” in Duden online “abnippeln”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) “abnippeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon