Absage

See also: absage and absäge

German

Etymology

Back-formation from absagen. Attested earlier as Middle High German abesage, Old High German abasaga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈapˌsaːɡə/, [ˈʔapˌsaːɡə]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Ab‧sa‧ge

Noun

Absage f (genitive Absage, plural Absagen)

1. refusal, rejection

   Antonym: Zusage

   Sie hat dem Mann eine Absage erteilt.

   She rejected the man.

   (literally, “She has given the man a rejection.”)

2. cancellation

   Die Absage des Konzertes machte sie sehr traurig.

   The cancellation of the concert made her very sad.

Declension

Declension of Absage [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Absage	die	Absagen
genitive	einer	der	Absage	der	Absagen
dative	einer	der	Absage	den	Absagen
accusative	eine	die	Absage	die	Absagen

Further reading

• “Absage” in Duden online
• “Absage” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache