abnehmbarer

Abnehmbarer is the masculine singular attributive form of the German adjective abnehmbar, meaning removable or detachable. It is used before a masculine singular noun in the nominative case when the noun is not preceded by a definite article, for example: ein abnehmbarer Deckel. The corresponding inflected forms for other genders and numbers are abnehmbare (feminine singular: eine abnehmbare Schraube), abnehmbares (neuter singular: ein abnehmbares Teil); in the plural, after a definite article the form is abnehmbaren (die abnehmbaren Deckel), and without a definite article it is abnehmbare Deckel.

Abnehmbar is the base form; abnehmbarer can also appear in other contexts with different articles or cases, but the form shown here is specifically the masculine singular nominative form. The predicative form is abnehmbar: Der Deckel ist abnehmbar.

Etymology: The adjective is formed from the verb nehmen (to take) with the prefix ab- meaning away, plus the suffix -bar meaning capable of. The result expresses that something can be removed or detached.

Usage and context: abnehmbar is common in technical, industrial, consumer, and furniture contexts to describe components that can be detached for cleaning, replacement, or transport. In product descriptions it frequently appears as a descriptive attribute, for example abnehmbarer Schraubenkopf or abnehmbarer Deckel.

See also: abnehmen, bar, detachable, removable.