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Abfall.

waste, garbage, rubbish, litter

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈapfal]

  1. waste, garbage, rubbish, litter

    masculine · strong
    radioaktiver Abfall

  2. decrease, decline, drop

    masculine · strong

  3. apostasy

    masculine · strong
    Abfall vom Glauben

  4. shutter, lid

    masculine · obsolete · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German abfal, abefal, equivalent to ab- (“from”) + Fall (“fall”). Cognate with German Low German Offall, Dutch afval, English offal, Swedish avfall. Compare typologically Bulgarian отпадък (otpadăk), Czech otpad, Serbo-Croatian отпад (< Proto-Slavic *otъpadъ < *otъ + *padati). Also compare French déchet (<< Latin dēcidō < dē- + cadō).

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