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Norwegian Bokmål

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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

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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

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

Swedish

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Etymology

From av +‎ fall. Compare German Abfall.

Pronunciation

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Noun

avfall n

  1. waste, refuse, garbage
    radioaktivt avfall ― radioactive waste
  2. falling away, apostasy
    • 2001, Per Beskow, “Vad är traditionalism?”, in Signum‎, 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, 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

More information nominative, genitive ...

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Verb

avfall

  1. imperative of avfalla

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