Masculine

Abfall

  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
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

schnääflede

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈapfal]
Etymology

In summary

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 (otpadǎk), Czech otpad, Serbo-Croatian отпад (< Proto-Slavic *otъpadъ < *otъ + *padati). Also compare French déchet (several steps omitting from Latin dēcidō < dē- + cadō).

Sign in to write sticky notes