Halde

== German == === Etymology === From 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). Other theories derive the word from Proto-Germanic *hulliz (“hill”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhal.də/ === Noun === Halde f (genitive Halde, plural Halden) (originally mining) spoil heap (heap formed from discarded material) Synonyms: Anhäufung, Aufschüttung, Kippe (by extension, colloquial) stockpile (accumulated material in long-term storage) Synonym: Lager (poetic, originally Southern Germany, Switzerland) hill or its slope Synonym: Bergabhang ==== Usage notes ==== The sense “hill” is now uncommon, but still found in South German or Swiss toponyms, such as Sonnenhalde (“sunny slope”). ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Abraumhalde, Geröllhalde, Lagerhalde, Kieshalde, Kohlenhalde, Müllhalde, Schlackenhalde, Schutthalde, Sonnenhalde, Spiegelhalde, Winterhalde, Zementhalde Haldenabraum, Haldenschließung, Haldenzufahrt === References === === Further reading === “Halde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Halde” in Duden online “Halde” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Halde” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Halde” in OpenThesaurus.de Halde on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de