"Halde" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhal.də/ Audio: De-Halde.ogg
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”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|ine-pro}}, {{inh|de|gmh|halde}} Middle High German halde, {{inh|de|goh|halda}} Old High German halda, {{der|de|gem-pro|*halþaz|t=sloping, inclined}} Proto-Germanic *halþaz (“sloping, inclined”), {{inh|de|gem-pro|*hulliz|t=hill}} Proto-Germanic *hulliz (“hill”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Halde f (genitive Halde, plural Halden) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Halde [genitive], Halden [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Halde [nominative, singular], Halden [definite, nominative, plural], Halde [genitive, singular], Halden [definite, genitive, plural], Halde [dative, singular], Halden [dative, definite, plural], Halde [accusative, singular], Halden [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (originally mining) spoil heap (heap formed from discarded material) Tags: feminine Synonyms: Anhäufung, Aufschüttung, Kippe
    Sense id: en-Halde-de-noun-iYpzAmWx Categories (other): Mining, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 49 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 44 18
  2. (originally mining) spoil heap (heap formed from discarded material)
    (by extension, colloquial) stockpile (accumulated material in long-term storage)
    Tags: broadly, colloquial, feminine Synonyms: Anhäufung, Aufschüttung, Kippe, Lager
    Sense id: en-Halde-de-noun-3ojv3kxa Categories (other): Mining, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 34 51 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 49 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 44 18
  3. (poetic, originally Southern Germany, Switzerland) hill or its slope Tags: Switzerland, feminine, poetic Synonyms: Bergabhang
    Sense id: en-Halde-de-noun--qjwqbHb Categories (other): Southern German, Switzerland German, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 49 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 44 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Abraumhalde, Geröllhalde, Lagerhalde, Kieshalde, Kohlenhalde, Müllhalde, Schlackenhalde, Schutthalde, Sonnenhalde, Spiegelhalde, Winterhalde, Zementhalde, Haldenabraum, Haldenschließung, Haldenzufahrt

Inflected forms

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