Abort

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/

• Audio

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Noun

Abort m (genitive Aborts or Abortes, plural Aborte)

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

Synonyms

• Fehlgeburt (usual)

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