abgefeuerte

abgefeuerte is the past participle form of the German verb abfeuern, which can carry the meaning of 'to thaw' or 'to melt' when used in the context of ice or frozen substances. In this sense, abgefeuerte describes something that has undergone the process of thawing, such as frozen food, ice, or even frozen solids like snow or glaciers. It is typically used in the third–person plural or as a past participle to describe an action that has been completed.

Because the verb abfeuern is highly inflected, the participle ends in –uerten, and for feminine or accusative contexts the form abgefeuerte is used. Common phrases include abgefeuerte Speisen (“thawed foods”), abgefeuerte Gefrierverpackungen (“thawed frozen packages”), and abgefeuerte Flüsse (“thawed rivers”). It is also found in culinary literature, where thawing is an important step such as in the preparation of pastries or meats.

In technical contexts, especially in climatology and hydrology, abgefeuerte may be used to describe the release of meltwater from glaciers or ice caps, indicating a warming event. Synonyms in standard German include aufgetaut, aufgetaut, bzw. angeschlüpft. The feminine and accusative forms of the participle are abgefeuerte, while masculine nominative forms can be abgefeuerter and neuter forms abgefeuert.

The term thus conveys a state of transition from frozen to liquid and is best understood when read within a specific context that indicates what has been thawed.