Abort
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See also: abort
German
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Originally "remote place", at first in Middle Low German afort (16th century). The contemporary sense as a euphemism since the 18th century. Analysable as ab (“off, away”) + Ort (“place”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Abort m (strong, genitive Abortes or Aborts, plural Aborte)
- (dated) toilet, loo
- 2003 February 20, Theo Sommer, “Tagebuchnotizen aus Nordkorea”, in Die Zeit[1], Hamburg, →ISSN:
- Das "Haeju Hotel": So etwas habe ich seit Jahrzehnten nicht mehr erlebt. Finstere Halle, Türkenklo, streng riechend wie schwäbische Aborte vor fünfzig Jahren.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Abort [masculine, strong]
Etymology 2
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Abort m (strong, genitive Abortes or Aborts, plural Aborte)
- (formal, medicine) miscarriage, spontaneous abortion, abort
- Synonym: (usual) Fehlgeburt
Declension
[edit]Declension of Abort [masculine, strong]
Descendants
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]Noun
[edit]Abort m (strong, genitive Aborts, plural Aborts)
- (aeronautics) abort (early termination of a mission)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Abort [masculine, strong]
Further reading
[edit]- “Abort” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Abort” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Abort (Toilette)” in Duden online
- “Abort (Fehlgeburt)” in Duden online
- “Abort (Abbruch)” in Duden online
- Abort on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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