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modernd

rotting, mouldering (ongoing process)

adjective MOH-dernd Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Usage Note

Modernd is the present-participle form used attributively — moderndes Holz, modernde Blätter — to describe organic material actively in the process of mouldering. It emphasises the ongoing decay rather than a completed state.

Examples

"Das modernde Laub am Waldboden gab dem Boden wertvolle Nährstoffe zurück."

Natural Translation

The mouldering leaf litter on the forest floor returned valuable nutrients to the soil.

Literal Translation

The mouldering leaves on the forest floor gave the soil valuable nutrients back.

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