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Abort
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abort
German
Etymology 1
Originally "remote place", at first in de gml afort (16th century). The contemporary sense as a euphemism since the 18th century. Analysable as de ab off, away Ort place 1.
Pronunciation
de /ˈapʔɔʁt/ /aˈbɔʁt/
Noun
m,(e)s
de dated privy, outhouse; toilet
de w:Theo Sommer Tagebuchnotizen aus Nordkorea Die Zeit 2003-02-20 Hamburg https://www.zeit.de/2003/09/nordkorea 0044-2070 So etwas habe ich seit Jahrzehnten nicht mehr erlebt. Finstere Halle, Türkenklo, streng riechend wie schwäbische Aborte vor fünfzig Jahren. I haven't experienced anything like this for decades. A gloomy lobby, and a squat toilet as pungent-smelling as a Swabian outhouse of fifty years ago.
Declension
m,(e)s
Etymology 2
From de la abortus.
Pronunciation
de /aˈbɔʁt/
de De-Abort.ogg
Noun
m,(e)s
de formal medicine miscarriage, spontaneous abortion, abort
de Fehlgeburt<q:usual>
Declension
m,(e)s
Descendants
bg аборт 1
et abort 1
Etymology 3
de :bor en:abort
de en abort.
Noun
m,s,s
de aeronautics abort early termination of a mission
Declension
m,s,s
Further reading
Abort_Toilette Abort (Toilette)
Abort_Fehlgeburt_Abtreibung Abort (Fehlgeburt)
Abort_Abbruch_eines_Raumfluges Abort (Abbruch)
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