odpad

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otъpadъ. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian отпад.

Compare typologically German Abfall, Dutch afval, Swedish avfall. Also compare French déchet (several steps omitting from Latin dēcidō < dē- + cado).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈotpat]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: od‧pad

Noun

odpad m inan (relational adjective odpadní or odpadový)

  1. waste (useless products, garbage), refuse
  2. drain, drainpipe

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otъpadъ. By surface analysis, deverbal from odpadać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔt.pat/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔtpat
  • Syllabification: od‧pad

Noun

odpad m inan

  1. waste product, byproduct
  2. (in the plural) waste, dross, garbage, refuse
    Synonym: nieczystości

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives

Further reading

  • odpad in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • odpad in Polish dictionaries at PWN