Abstieg

Meaning

1. (masculine, strong) dismounting, the act of getting off something
2. (masculine, strong) descent, going downwards (e.g. from a hill)
3. (masculine, strong) relegation, sinking to a lower league

Concepts

descent

decline

fall

relegation

slope

downhill

downward

drop

hill

hillside

landing

subsidence

waning

Relegation

declining fortunes

climb-down

depression

come down

decadence

descend

descending

Synonyms

Niedergang

Hinuntersteigen

Abhang

Sturz

Talfahrt

Verfall

Heruntersteigen

Neigung

Abfahrt

Herabgehen

Sinken

Herabkommen

Herunterfliegen

Seitenwand

Steigung

Böschung

Dekadenz

Fall

Hügel

Landung

Neige

Translations

descente

bajada

discesa

descenso

iniş

düşme

afdaling

dépression

déclin

chute

montée

pente

décroissance

vers le bas

être suspendu

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈapˌʃtiːk/

Etymology

Verbal noun of absteigen, derived from the past-tense grade stieg ab. Possibly attested as Middle High German abestic, if this has a short vowel (rather than more probable abestīc); compare also abesteic. Analysable as ab + Stieg.

Sentences

Die Stadt Astor jedoch verlor ihren Bahnanschluss und ein stetiger Abstieg begann .

However, the city of Astor lost its rail connection and a steady descent began.