avfall

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From av- +‎ fall, 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

Synonyms

• søppel

Derived terms

• atomavfall
• avfallsforbrenning
• avfallspapir
• husholdningsavfall
• oljeavfall

References

• “avfall” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

Synonyms

• søppel

Derived terms

• atomavfall
• avfallsforbrenning
• hushaldsavfall
• oljeavfall

References

• “avfall” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From av +‎ fall. Compare German Abfall.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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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^[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

Derived terms

• avfallscontainer

See also

• avlopp
• avskräde
• skräp
• sopa

Verb

avfall

1. imperative of avfalla

References

• “avfall”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)