~=Accent.= Words with the prefix ~be-~, ~emp-~, ~ent-~, ~er-~, ~ge-~, ~ver-~, or ~zer-~ are accented on the second syllable. All others -- with the exceptions that are noted -- are accented on the first syllable. If a word has two syllables stressed equally, or nearly so, this is indicated as follows: ~al´lerdings´~, ~stein´reich´~. In the rare cases where it is necessary to indicate secondary stress this is done by an accent lighter than that used to mark the syllable bearing the chief stress.~ ~=Punctuation.= Besides setting off an illustrative example and its translation, the semicolon is used to separate distinct meanings of a German word, the various renderings of one general meaning being separated by commas.~ ~=Abbreviations= are used as follows: -- _acc._, accusative; _adj._, adjective, adjectival; _adv._, adverb, adverbial; _art._, article; _aux._, auxiliary; _cf._, compare, see; _colloqu._, colloquial, colloquially; _comp._, comparative; _conj._, conjunction; _dat._, dative; _def._, definite; _demonstr._, demonstrative; _dep._, dependent; _e.g._, for example; _Encycl. Brit._, Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th edition; _f._, and following page; _fem._, feminine; _fut._, future; _gen._, genitive; _i.e._, that is; _imper._, imperative; _impers._, impersonal; _ind._, indicative; _indef._, indefinite; _infin._, infinitive; _infl._, inflected, inflection; _interj._, interjection; _interrog._, interrogative; _intr._, intransitive; _masc._, masculine; _mod._, modal; _n.b._, note well; _neut._, neuter; _nom._, nominative; _p._, page; _part._, participle; _perf._, perfect; _pers._, person, personal; _pl._, plural; _pos._, positive; _poss._, possessive; _pp._, pages; _pred._, predicate; _pref._, prefix; _prep._, preposition, prepositional; _pres._, present; _pron._, pronoun; _refl._, reflexive; _relat._, relative; _sep._, separable; _sg._, singular; _sub._, subordinate; _subj._, subjunctive; _subst._, substantive; _superl._, superlative; _tr._, transitive; _uninfl._, uninflected.~ A. der =Aal=, -e ~eel~ =ăb= ~[~ăp~] _adv._ down;~ auf und ab ~up and down, to and fro;~ von nun ab ~from this (that) day on (forward)~ =ăb= ~_sep. pref._ [_expressing 1. removal or separation, 2. direction downward, 3. deterioration, 4. completion_] off, away, down~ der =Ābend=, -e ~evening [_cf._~ Tag~];~ guten Abend ~good evening [_acc._, _object of_~ ich wünsche (~dir~, _etc._), _which is left unexpressed, as in English_~] =ābend= ~(in the) evening [_used in adv. phrases after_~ gestern~,~ heute~,~ morgen~, _or the name of a day_]~ das =Ābendbrōt=, des -(e)s ~[~⸗ent⸗~] evening meal, supper~ das =Ābendlicht=, -er ~[~⸗ent⸗~] evening candle~ das =Ābenteuer= ~adventure~ =āber= ~[_without effect on the order of words_] but; yet; [_within its clause_] however [_but not set off by commas_], but, now~ =ăbfallen=, fällt ab´, fiel ab´, ist abgefallen ~drop sheer~ =ăbgekratzt= ~_see_~ abkratzen =ăbgeliefert= ~_see_~ abliefern =ăbgelȫst= ~_see_~ ablösen