"Befall" meaning in German

See Befall in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bəˈfal/ Audio: De-Befall.ogg
Rhymes: -al Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}} Befall m (strong, genitive Befalles or Befalls, plural Befälle) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Befalles [genitive], Befalls [genitive], Befälle [plural], strong [table-tags], Befall [nominative, singular], Befälle [definite, nominative, plural], Befalles [genitive, singular], Befalls [genitive, singular], Befälle [definite, genitive, plural], Befall [dative, singular], Befalle [dative, singular], Befällen [dative, definite, plural], Befall [accusative, singular], Befälle [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. infestation Tags: masculine, strong Related terms: befallen
    Sense id: en-Befall-de-noun-gOQeAF-I Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Befalles",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Befalls",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Befälle",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Befall",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Befälle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Befalles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Befalls",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Befälle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Befall",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Befalle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Befällen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Befall",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Befälle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s,^e"
      },
      "expansion": "Befall m (strong, genitive Befalles or Befalls, plural Befälle)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s,^e"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "infestation"
      ],
      "id": "en-Befall-de-noun-gOQeAF-I",
      "links": [
        [
          "infestation",
          "infestation"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "befallen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bəˈfal/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Befall.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5d/De-Befall.ogg/De-Befall.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/De-Befall.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-al"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Befall"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Befalles",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Befalls",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Befälle",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Befall",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Befälle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Befalles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Befalls",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Befälle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Befall",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Befalle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Befällen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Befall",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Befälle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s,^e"
      },
      "expansion": "Befall m (strong, genitive Befalles or Befalls, plural Befälle)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s,^e"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "befallen"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:German/al",
        "Rhymes:German/al/2 syllables"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "infestation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "infestation",
          "infestation"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bəˈfal/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Befall.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5d/De-Befall.ogg/De-Befall.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/De-Befall.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-al"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Befall"
}

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