No. 13,034 in German
abgeschnittenen
"Cut off" or "severed."
In a sentence
Er band die Blumen in einem Strauß aus abgeschnittenen Stielen zusammen.
He tied the flowers together in a bouquet of cut stems.
The word 'abgeschnittenen' (past participle of 'abschneiden') here describes the stems that have been cut, emphasizing their completed state.
Nach der Reparatur waren die Kabelenden sauber abgeschnittenen.
After the repair, the cable ends were cleanly cut.
'Abgeschnittenen', the participle form used adjectivally, stresses the precise and completed cutting of the cable ends.
Die Haare lagen in einer Schicht aus abgeschnittenen Strähnen auf dem Boden.
The hair lay in a layer of cut strands on the floor.
In this sentence, 'abgeschnittenen' modifies 'Strähnen' to indicate the strands that have been severed from the original source.
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