avfall

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse affall; compare with German Abfall.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːʋfɑl/
  • Rhymes: -ɑl

Noun

avfall n (definite singular avfallet)

  1. trash (US), garbage (US)
  2. rubbish (UK)
  3. waste

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse affall; compare with German Abfall.

Noun

avfall n (definite singular avfallet)

  1. trash (US), garbage (US)
  2. rubbish (UK)
  3. waste

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Swedish

Etymology

From av +‎ fall. Compare German Abfall.

Pronunciation

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Noun

avfall n

  1. waste, refuse, garbage
    radioaktivt avfallradioactive waste
  2. 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

Declension of avfall
nominative genitive
singular indefinite avfall avfalls
definite avfallet avfallets
plural indefinite avfall avfalls
definite avfallen avfallens

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Verb

avfall

  1. imperative of avfalla

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