abdachen
German, verb/ˈapˌdaxn̩/
abdachen is a German verb meaning “to slope (to exhibit a slope)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Dach oder die Abdeckung desselben von etwas entfernen”.
What does abdachen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to slope (to exhibit a slope)
- 2
to slope (to create a slope)
- 3
to remove the roof of
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. das Dach oder die Abdeckung desselben von etwas entfernen 2. etwas eine schräg abfallende Oberfläche geben 3. sich in die Schräge begeben, sich zu einer Richtung hin neigen, senken
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 abdachen
- dacht ab present singular third-person
- dachte ab past
- abgedacht participle past
- haben auxiliary
- abdachend participle present
- abzudachen infinitive infinitive-zu
- dache ab first-person indicative present
- dachen ab first-person indicative plural
- dachst ab indicative present second-person
- dachest ab second-person singular subjunctive
- dachet ab plural second-person subjunctive
- dachten ab first-person indicative plural
- dachtest ab indicative preterite second-person
- dachtet ab indicative plural preterite
- dach ab! imperative singular
- dache ab! imperative singular
- dacht ab! imperative plural
- abgedacht haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abdachen?
- /ˈapˌdaxn̩/
- [ˈapˌdaxn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.