absteigen

Meaning

1. (class-1,strong) to dismount; to get off something that one stands or sits on; chiefly used when the object is implied; with the preposition von, the simplex steigen is preferred
2. (class-1,strong) to arrive (at a hotel etc.) in order to stay for one or more nights
3. (class-1,figuratively,in-compounds,strong) to sink; to descend; to become lower
4. (class-1,strong) to be relegated; to sink to a lower league

Hyphenated as

ab‧stei‧gen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈapˌʃtaɪ̯ɡən/

Etymology

From Middle High German *abestīgen (attested in the noun abestīc, abesteic), derived from stīgen abe (verb + preposition). Analysable as ab- (“off, down”) + steigen (“to rise, mount”). Compare Dutch afstijgen, Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (afsteigan).

Sentences

Platz und musste ein Jahr später als Vorletzter sogar in die Zweitklassigkeit absteigen .

Place and had to be relegated to second place a year later as the penultimate.