Abort

See also: abort

German

Etymology 1

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌ(ʔ)ɔʁt/

Noun

Abort m (genitive Aborts or Abortes, plural Aborte)

  1. (dated) toilet, loo

Etymology 2

From Latin abortus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈbɔʁt/
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Noun

Abort m (genitive Aborts or Abortes, plural Aborte)

  1. (formal, medicine) miscarriage, spontaneous abortion, abort
Synonyms

Declension
Declension of Abort
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Abort die Aborte
genitive eines des Abortes,
Aborts		 der Aborte
dative einem dem Abort,
Aborte1		 den Aborten
accusative einen den Abort die Aborte
1Now uncommon, see notes
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