Why is it der Atommüll?
Atommüll is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Müll. So it’s der Atommüll.
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Meaning
[1] Radioactive waste, which mostly applies to the use of nuclear energy
[1] radioaktiver Abfall, der zumeist der Nutzung von Kernenergie anfälltExamples
[1] "Castor transport with highly radioactive nuclear waste was started in France on Wednesday"
[1] „Der Castor-Transport mit hoch radioaktivem Atommüll war am Mittwoch in Frankreich gestartet.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Atommüll | — |
| Genitiv | des Atommülls des Atommülles | — |
| Dativ | dem Atommüll | — |
| Akkusativ | den Atommüll | — |
Pronunciation
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