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abgerissene

abreißen

past participle (abgerissen), used here as adjective in nominative/accusative plural feminine or nominative/accusative plural neuter

1. torn off
2. torn apart
3. ragged
4. disjointed

Built from

• ab- — prefix · away, off
  Separative prefix indicating motion away or removal; common in verbs like abheben, abnehmen.
• reiß — root · tear, rip
  From Old High German, cognate with English 'rend' and German 'Riss' (tear, crack).
• -en — ending · infinitive/past participle marker
  Standard infinitive and past participle ending for weak and strong verbs; here as adjective inflection.

Analysis. ab- (off, away) + reißen (tear, rip): the prefix ab- indicates removal or separation, combining the sense of 'away' with the action of tearing to create the meaning 'to tear away'.

Etymology. abreißen from ab- (away, from) + reißen (to tear), related to English 'rip' and Dutch 'rijten'. The root reißen derives from Old High German and is cognate with English 'rend'.

Dictionary entry by Claude.

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