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abfädeln

German, verb[ˈapˌfɛːdl̩n]

abfädeln is spelled A-B-F-Ä-D-E-L-N (8 letters). Abfädeln is a German verb meaning “to trim (threads)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Fäden etwa von Bohnen abziehen”.

What does abfädeln mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    rareto trim (threads)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Fäden etwa von Bohnen abziehen 2. etwas Aufgefädeltes herunterziehen

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 abfädeln

  • fädelt ab present singular third-person
  • fädelte ab past
  • abgefädelt participle past
  • haben auxiliary
  • abfädelnd participle present
  • abzufädeln infinitive infinitive-zu
  • fädle ab first-person indicative present
  • fädele ab first-person indicative present
  • fädel ab first-person indicative present
  • fädeln ab first-person indicative plural
  • fädelst ab indicative present second-person
  • fädelest ab second-person singular subjunctive
  • fädlest ab second-person singular subjunctive
  • fädelet ab plural second-person subjunctive
  • fädlet ab plural second-person subjunctive
  • fädelten ab first-person indicative plural
  • fädeltest ab indicative preterite second-person
  • fädeltet ab indicative plural preterite

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce abfädeln?

  • [ˈapˌfɛːdl̩n]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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