"Überfall" meaning in German

See Überfall in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈyːbərˌfal/, [ˈʔyː.bɐˌfal] Audio: De-Überfall.ogg , LL-Q188 (deu)-Sebastian Wallroth-Überfall.wav
Etymology: Deverbal from überfallen, notably with a stress change. Compare Dutch overval. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|de|überfallen}} Deverbal from überfallen, {{cog|nl|overval}} Dutch overval Head templates: {{de-noun|m,s:es,^e}} Überfall m (strong, genitive Überfalls or Überfalles, plural Überfälle) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,s:es,^e}} Forms: Überfalls [genitive], Überfalles [genitive], Überfälle [plural], strong [table-tags], Überfall [nominative, singular], Überfälle [definite, nominative, plural], Überfalls [genitive, singular], Überfalles [genitive, singular], Überfälle [definite, genitive, plural], Überfall [dative, singular], Überfalle [dative, singular], Überfällen [dative, definite, plural], Überfall [accusative, singular], Überfälle [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. an unanticipated violent attack, especially
    (crime) a robbery
    Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Überfall-de-noun-s-hG-wE- Categories (other): Crime, German deverbals, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German deverbals: 50 50 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. an unanticipated violent attack, especially
    (military) an unprovoked, rapid invasion, usually one without a prior declaration of war
    Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Überfall-de-noun-K2Cl2~Ki Categories (other): Military, German deverbals, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German deverbals: 50 50 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Banküberfall, Raubüberfall, überfallartig

Inflected forms

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