absteigen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German *abestīgen (attested in the noun abestīc, abesteic), derived from stīgen abe (verb + preposition). Analysable as ab- (“off, down”) +‎ steigen (“to rise, mount”). Compare Dutch afstijgen, Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (afsteigan). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈapˌʃtaɪ̯ɡən/, /ˈapˌʃtaɪ̯ɡŋ̍/ Hyphenation: ab‧stei‧gen === Verb === absteigen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present steigt ab, past tense stieg ab, past participle abgestiegen, auxiliary sein) to dismount; to get off something that one stands or sits on; chiefly used when the object is implied; with the preposition von, the simplex steigen is preferred to arrive (at a hotel etc.) in order to stay for one or more nights (chiefly figurative, or in combination with aufsteigen) to sink; to descend; to become lower (sports) to be relegated; to sink to a lower league ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Absteiger Absteigerin Absteigung ==== Related terms ==== Absteigen Abstieg absteigend, abgestiegen ansteigen, aufsteigen, aussteigen, umsteigen === Further reading === “absteigen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “absteigen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “absteigen” in Duden online “absteigen” in OpenThesaurus.de