Altlast

German

Etymology

alt (“old”) +‎ Last (“encumbrance, burden”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaltˌlast]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Alt‧last

Noun

Altlast f (genitive Altlast, plural Altlasten)

1. contaminated site, hazardous site
2. contaminated waste, hazardous material
3. legacy issue

Declension

Declension of Altlast [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Altlast	die	Altlasten
genitive	einer	der	Altlast	der	Altlasten
dative	einer	der	Altlast	den	Altlasten
accusative	eine	die	Altlast	die	Altlasten

Further reading

• Altlast on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Altlast” in Duden online