avfall
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse affall; compare with German Abfall.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑːʋfɑl/
- Rhymes: -ɑl
Noun
avfall n (definite singular avfallet)
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “avfall” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse affall; compare with German Abfall.
Noun
avfall n (definite singular avfallet)
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “avfall” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From av + fall. Compare German Abfall.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
avfall n
- waste, refuse, garbage
- radioaktivt avfall ― radioactive waste
- falling away, apostasy
- 2001, Per Beskow, “Vad är traditionalism?”, in Signum[1], number 2, archived from the original on 28 July 2021:
- Han betraktade Andra Vatikankonciliet som ett avfall från den traditionella katolska tron.
- He regarded the Second Vatican Council as a falling away from the traditional Catholic faith.
- 2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes[2], Catholica, archived from the original on 27 August 2010, §2089:
- Avfall är att helt förkasta den kristna tron.
- Apostasy is the total repudiation of the Christian faith.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | avfall | avfalls |
| definite | avfallet | avfallets | |
| plural | indefinite | avfall | avfalls |
| definite | avfallen | avfallens |
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See also
Verb
avfall
- imperative of avfalla