abbüßen
German, verb[ˈapˌbyːsn̩]
abbüßen is spelled A-B-B-Ü-SS-E-N (7 letters). Abbüßen is a German verb meaning “to recompense for something through penance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas durch Buße wiedergutmachen”.
What does abbüßen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to recompense for something through penance
- 2
to atone for a crime
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas durch Buße wiedergutmachen 2. eine Strafe ableisten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abbüßen
- büßt ab present singular third-person
- büßte ab past
- abgebüßt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- abbüßend participle present
- abzubüßen infinitive infinitive-zu
- büße ab first-person indicative present
- büßen ab first-person indicative plural
- büßest ab second-person singular subjunctive
- büßet ab plural second-person subjunctive
- büßten ab first-person indicative plural
- büßtest ab indicative preterite second-person
- büßtet ab indicative plural preterite
- abbüssen alternative Switzerland Liechtenstein
- büße ab! imperative singular
- büßt ab! imperative plural
- abgebüßt haben active infinitive perfect
- abgebüßt werden processual-passive infinitive present
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abbüßen?
- [ˈapˌbyːsn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.