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-West Germanic *hulli (“hill”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhal.də/ === Noun === Halde f (genitive Halde, plural Halden) (Switzerland, southwestern Germany, otherwise poetic) mountain slope, incline Synonyms: Berghang, Abhang; (Austria, Bavaria) Leite (mining) spoil heap (heap of excavated material) Synonyms: Aufschüttung, Schutthaufen (by extension) waste heap (heap of other discarded material) Synonyms: Kippe, Müllhaufen (colloquial) stockpile (accumulated material in long-term storage) Synonym: Lager ==== 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[2] (in German) “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