Abfall

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈapfal]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ab‧fall

Noun

Abfall m (strong, genitive Abfalles or Abfalls, plural Abfälle)

  1. waste, garbage, rubbish, litter
    Synonym: Müll
    radioaktiver Abfall ― radioactive waste
  2. decrease, decline, drop
  3. (religion) apostasy
    Abfall vom Glauben ― apostasy from the creed
  4. (obsolete) shutter, lid
    • 1680, Franciszek à Mesgnien Meninski, “Abfall”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎ (in Ottoman Turkish, Turkish, Latin, German, Italian, French, and Polish), Vienna, column 3865:
      کپنک kepenk. Decipula & janua seu fenestra lignea, quae elevatur in officinis, aut tabernis ad arcendam pluviam, umbramque captandam. Abfall/Ladenfall Trappola di casa, balconata di bottega. Lápáczká/dách u kramnicy.
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Declension
Declension of Abfall [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Abfall die Abfälle
genitive eines des Abfalles, Abfalls der Abfälle
dative einem dem Abfall, Abfalle1 den Abfällen
accusative einen den Abfall die Abfälle

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Polish: abfal (obsolete)

Further reading
  • “Abfall” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Abfall” in Duden online
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