Papierkorb

German

Etymology

From Papier (“paper”) +‎ Korb (“basket”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paˈpiːɐ̯ˌkɔʁp/
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  • Hyphenation: Pa‧pier‧korb

Noun

Papierkorb m (strong, genitive Papierkorbes or Papierkorbs, plural Papierkörbe)

  1. wastepaper basket, wastebasket (small indoors container for dry rubbish, i.e. chiefly old newspapers or writing paper)
  2. (computing) trash, recycle bin (on a desktop)

Declension

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