Fäulnis

German

Etymology

Equivalent to Faul +‎ -nis. Compare English foulness and Dutch vuilnis (“rubbish; garbage; trash”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈfɔɪ̯lnɪs]
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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. rot
  2. (dentistry) decay
  3. (figurative) decadence

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Synonyms

Further reading
  • “Fäulnis” in Duden online
  • “Fäulnis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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