Abstammung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- birth noun The event of being born; the moment a baby or animal comes into the world.
- descent noun The act of coming down from a higher place, or a downward slope or path.
- extraction noun The act or process of removing or drawing something out.
- genealogy noun A person's or family's line of descent traced back through their ancestors.
- lineage noun A line of descent traced from an ancestor; a family's ancestry or a sequence of generations.
- stock noun The goods a shop or business keeps available to sell.
- strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
Senses
Abstammung is used for these senses in English:
- birth (uncountable) The circumstances of one's background, ancestry, or upbringing.
- descent Lineage or hereditary derivation.
- extraction A person's origin or ancestry.
- genealogy (countable) The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
- lineage Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
- stock (by extension) Lineage; family; ancestry.
- strain (archaic) Race; lineage, pedigree.
birth — full definition
- noun The event of being born; the moment a baby or animal comes into the world.
- noun The start or origin of something.
- verb To give birth to, or to bring something into existence.
descent — full definition
- noun The act of coming down from a higher place, or a downward slope or path.
- noun A person's family origins or ancestry.
- noun A drop into a worse state or condition.