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!WZT	Was Zum Teufel (German: What the Devil!)	Rate it:
#:-O	Shocked while wearing a fur hat	Rate it:
0.	nullte	Rate it:
1.	erste	Rate it:
10.	zehnte	Rate it:
11.	elfte	Rate it:
12.	zwölfte	Rate it:
13.	dreizehnte	Rate it:
2.	zweite	Rate it:
20.	zwanzigste	Rate it:
3.	dritte	Rate it:
4.	vierte	Rate it:
5.	fünfte	Rate it:
6.	sechste	Rate it:
7.	siebte	Rate it:
8.	achte	Rate it:
9.	neunte	Rate it:
a. a.	ad acta	Rate it:
a.a.O.	ibid.	Rate it:
AA	Amtliche Abkürzung	Rate it:
AAAW	Allgemeiner Aufsperr und Absicherungsdienst Weninger	Rate it:
AAFH	Aus Asia Finance Hub	Rate it:
AAM	AmtsAnMassung	Rate it:
AATG	American Association of Teachers of German	Rate it:
AB	AnrufBeantworter	Rate it:

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soulawondering
What does "fll." mean when used as part of a citation in an old German book?
LikeReply 12 years ago
@Mitzi56
can anyone tell me what it means on a German sewing pattern when it says allow 1 1/2 d
LikeReply 23 years ago
Mark Maier
What does "Ev." mean as a middle name? My great, great grandfather from Boll/Hohenzollern in 1875 was named Johann Ev. Maier.
LikeReply 24 years ago
Nile Smith
On an old death record, after the namek of the deceased is an abbreviateion Hub. or Hus. I can't find what that stands for in any books I have.
LikeReply 16 years ago
- Rinat Ben-efraim
  Hey Nile, might be: https://www.abbreviations.com/term/1549645
  LikeReply 15 years ago
Ahmad Sadeghi
What does German abbreviation stand for CISNU
LikeReply 27 years ago
- STANDS4
  Maybe " Sie erläuterte die Rolle der Konföderation Iranischer Studenten"?
  LikeReply 26 years ago
Deborah Wymann
I have just recently married a swismall man who has kids with his ex so they have to have contact but I have noticed in his and her texts to each other they always have LG and the the first letter of their name. What is that??? more »
LikeReply 27 years ago
- Christopher Barrett
  "Liebe Gruße" - A very common German sign-off best translated as "Best Regards" it's formal, but friendly, most commonly used by colleagues in an office.
  LikeReply 57 years ago
Joe Cassar
""Spitzname fuer einen Deutschen, v.a. einen deutschen Soldaten......."

What does "v.a" mean? I've looked it up on many sites, but got nothing.
LikeReply 37 years ago
- Arthur LaPella
  "vor allem" (above all, especially)
  LikeReply 47 years ago
- Joe Cassar
  V.A., vielen Dank.
  LikeReply 47 years ago
Anna Fenyvesi
How common is the abbreviation "Bln." for "Berlin" in German?
Also, is "Bla." used as an abbreviation, possibly for a place name?
Many thanks!
LikeReply 28 years ago