Halde
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German halde, from Old High German halda, from hald, from a formation related to Proto-Germanic *halþaz (“sloping, inclined”) (from the slanted nature of large heaps).[1] Other theories derive the word from Proto-Germanic *hulliz (“hill”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editHalde f (genitive Halde, plural Halden)
- (mining) spoil heap (heap formed from discarded material)
- Synonyms: Anhäufung, Aufschüttung, Kippe
- (colloquial) stockpile (accumulated material in long-term storage)
- 1982 March 12, Hans Schueler, “Vertuschte Wahrheit”, in Die Zeit, Hamburg:
- Sie glaubten nicht daran, daß die "Halde" der von Deutschland und Italien vorproduzierten Teile von den Engländern aufgearbeitet und der Rückstand aufgeholt würde.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- Synonym: Lager
- (poetic) hill or its slope
- Synonym: Bergabhang
Declension
editDeclension of Halde [feminine]
Related terms
edit- Abraumhalde, Geröllhalde, Lagerhalde, Kieshalde, Kohlenhalde, Müllhalde, Schlackenhalde, Schutthalde, Sonnenhalde, Spiegelhalde, Winterhalde, Zementhalde
- Haldenabraum, Haldenschließung, Haldenzufahrt
References
edit- ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Halde”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
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