Abort
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