Absatz

German

Etymology

    From Middle High German abesaz, analyzable as ab- +‎ Satz.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈapzat͡s/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Ab‧satz

    Noun

    Absatz m (strong, genitive Absatzes, plural Absätze)

    1. verbal noun of absetzen (“to interrupt, put down, sit down”)
      1. paragraph (passage in text)
      2. landing, place on stairs where there is an interruption
        Synonym: Treppenabsatz
      3. a similar interruption in the slope of a hill or mountain
        Synonym: Bergabsatz
      4. heel (raised part at the back of some shoes)
        Synonyms: Schuhabsatz, hohe Hacke
      5. (geology) sediment
        Synonyms: Ablagerung, Sediment
    2. verbal noun of absetzen (“to sell”)
      1. selling, sales, the process of marketing and selling goods
        Synonym: Verkauf
      2. 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

    Declension of Absatz [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Absatz die Absätze
    genitive eines des Absatzes der Absätze
    dative einem dem Absatz, Absatze1 den Absätzen
    accusative einen den Absatz die Absätze

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Further reading

    • “Absatz”, in Cambridge German–English Dictionary‎[1]
    • “Absatz” in Collins German–English Dictionary
    • “Absatz” in Duden online
    • “Absatz”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)
    • “Absatz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • Absatz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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