Schrott

German

Etymology

From Ripuarian and Low Franconian Schrott (“scrap”), which is the same word as German Schrot (“groats”). The regional form is not, however, derived from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German schrōt, but from a variant Middle High German schrāt, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Dutch *scraet (compare attested scrāden, an eastern variant of scrōden, whence modern Dutch schrooien).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃʁɔt/

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Noun

Schrott m (genitive Schrotts or Schrottes, plural Schrotte)

1. (usually uncountable) scrap; junk (discarded material, especially metal)

Derived terms

• Elektroschrott
• Elektronikschrott
• Schrottanleihe
• schrotten
• Schrotthändler
• Schrottplatz
• schrottreif
• verschrotten

Further reading

• “Schrott” in Duden online