Abfall

Meaning

  1. (masculine,strong) waste, garbage, rubbish, litter
  2. (masculine,strong) decrease, decline, drop
  3. (masculine,strong) apostasy
  4. (masculine,obsolete,strong) shutter, lid

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
Ab‧fall
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈapfal]
Etymology

From Middle High German abfal, abefal, equivalent to ab- (“from”) + Fall (“fall”). Compare German Low German Offall, Dutch afval, English offal.

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