"Fall" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /fal/ Audio: De-Fall.ogg
Rhymes: -al Etymology: From Middle High German val, from Old High German fal, from Proto-West Germanic *fall. Cognate with Dutch val, English fall. The sense “case” in all its shapes is a calque of Latin casus. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|val}} Middle High German val, {{inh|de|goh|fal}} Old High German fal, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*fall}} Proto-West Germanic *fall, {{cog|nl|val}} Dutch val, {{cog|en|fall}} English fall, {{calque|de|la|casus|nocap=1}} calque of Latin casus Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}} Fall m (strong, genitive Falles or Falls, plural Fälle) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Falles [genitive], Falls [genitive], Fälle [plural], strong [table-tags], Fall [nominative, singular], Fälle [definite, nominative, plural], Falles [genitive, singular], Falls [genitive, singular], Fälle [definite, genitive, plural], Fall [dative, singular], Falle [dative, singular], Fällen [dative, definite, plural], Fall [accusative, singular], Fälle [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. fall, drop (the act of falling or an instance thereof) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Fall-de-noun-d42ku3lT
  2. fall, capture (the act of being seized by enemy forces) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Fall-de-noun-MWz0E3GY
  3. fall; the loss of one's innocence, honour, reputation, fortune, etc. Tags: masculine, strong Related terms: abfällig, anfällig, beifällig, fallen, falls, zufällig
    Sense id: en-Fall-de-noun-ubQ9RBD3 Hyponyms: Anredefall, dritter Fall, Einheitsfall, erster Fall, fünfter Fall, Gebefall, Nennfall, Ruffall, sechster Fall, vierter Fall, Wemfall, Wenfall, Werfall, Wesfall, Wessenfall, zweiter Fall Derived forms: Abfall, Anfall, Ausfall, Baufall, Bedarfsfall, Beifall, Durchfall, Einfall, Einzelfall, Fallbeil [neuter], Fallbeispiel [neuter], Fallgatter [neuter], Fallgeschwindigkeit [feminine], Fallhammer, Fallhöhe, Fallobst [neuter], Fallrohr [neuter], Fallschirm, Fallstrick, Fallstudie [feminine], Fallturm, Falltür [feminine], Fallwind, freier Fall, Gegenfall, Glücksfall, Grenzfall, Kniefall, Kriminalfall, Mauerfall, Mordfall, Notfall, Präzedenzfall, Regelfall, Regenfall, Schneefall, Sonderfall, Spezialfall, Störfall, Störungsfall, Sündenfall, Todesfall, Überfall, Unfall, Vermisstenfall, Wasserfall, Zufall, Zwischenfall, Anredefall, Beugefall, Beugfall, dritter Fall, Einheitsfall, erster Fall, fünfter Fall, Gebefall, Nennfall, Ruffall, sechster Fall, vierter Fall, Wemfall, Wenfall, Werfall, Wesfall, Wessenfall, zweiter Fall, auf jeden Fall, den Fall setzen, der Fall sein, fallweise, für den Fall, gesetzt den Fall, Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall
  4. case (actual event, situation, or fact) Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Ereignis, Sachverhalt
    Sense id: en-Fall-de-noun-CGahhG7d
  5. case (instance or event as a topic of study) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Fall-de-noun-F8SjDXUs
  6. case (piece of work subject to case handling in an authority, court, customer support etc.) Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Sache, Angelegenheit, Causa
    Sense id: en-Fall-de-noun-cKxW0xIa
  7. case (piece of work subject to case handling in an authority, court, customer support etc.)
    (medicine) case (instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms)
    Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Medicine, Medicine Synonyms: Sache, Angelegenheit, Causa
    Sense id: en-Fall-de-noun-EriDZX1n Disambiguation of Medicine: 0 0 0 0 0 7 77 16 0 Topics: medicine, sciences
  8. (grammar) case (kind of inflection of a nominal) Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Grammar, Grammar Synonyms: Kasus
    Sense id: en-Fall-de-noun-pVlMq5Nh Disambiguation of Grammar: 4 4 7 5 7 13 15 33 12 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /fal/ Audio: De-Fall.ogg
Rhymes: -al Etymology: Borrowed from Low German [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|nds||||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Low German [Term?], {{bor+|de|nds}} Borrowed from Low German [Term?] Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,en}} Fall n (mixed, genitive Falles or Falls, plural Fallen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s,en}} Forms: Falles [genitive], Falls [genitive], Fallen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Fall [nominative, singular], Fallen [definite, nominative, plural], Falles [genitive, singular], Falls [genitive, singular], Fallen [definite, genitive, plural], Fall [dative, singular], Falle [dative, singular], Fallen [dative, definite, plural], Fall [accusative, singular], Fallen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (nautical) halyard Tags: mixed, neuter Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-Fall-de-noun-de:nautical Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 3 8 12 3 4 18 18 9 25 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Falls",
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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "Fall",
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