"Vorfall" meaning in German

See Vorfall in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfal/ Audio: De-Vorfall.ogg
Etymology: Deverbal from vorfallen. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|de|vorfallen}} Deverbal from vorfallen Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}} Vorfall m (strong, genitive Vorfalles or Vorfalls, plural Vorfälle) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Vorfalles [genitive], Vorfalls [genitive], Vorfälle [plural], strong [table-tags], Vorfall [nominative, singular], Vorfälle [definite, nominative, plural], Vorfalles [genitive, singular], Vorfalls [genitive, singular], Vorfälle [definite, genitive, plural], Vorfall [dative, singular], Vorfalle [dative, singular], Vorfällen [dative, definite, plural], Vorfall [accusative, singular], Vorfälle [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. incident (event or occurrence) Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Begebenheit, Ereignis, Geschehnis, Vorgang, Vorkommnis Derived forms: Geschäftsvorfall, Reisevorfall, Sicherheitsvorfall Related terms: Abfall, Anfall, Durchfall, Rückfall, Zwischenfall
    Sense id: en-Vorfall-de-noun-VSDr2npl Categories (other): German deverbals, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German deverbals: 55 45 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfal/ Audio: De-Vorfall.ogg
Etymology: Deverbal from vorfallen. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|de|vorfallen}} Deverbal from vorfallen Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}} Vorfall m (strong, genitive Vorfalles or Vorfalls, plural Vorfälle) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Vorfalles [genitive], Vorfalls [genitive], Vorfälle [plural], strong [table-tags], Vorfall [nominative, singular], Vorfälle [definite, nominative, plural], Vorfalles [genitive, singular], Vorfalls [genitive, singular], Vorfälle [definite, genitive, plural], Vorfall [dative, singular], Vorfalle [dative, singular], Vorfällen [dative, definite, plural], Vorfall [accusative, singular], Vorfälle [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (medicine) prolapse Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Prolaps Derived forms: Bandscheibenvorfall, Gebärmuttervorfall, Harnröhrenvorfall, Hemipenisvorfall, Mastdarmvorfall, Penisvorfall, Scheidenvorfall
    Sense id: en-Vorfall-de-noun-73zHh-nZ Categories (other): Medicine, German deverbals, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German deverbals: 55 45 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c5/De-Vorfall.ogg/De-Vorfall.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/De-Vorfall.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Vorfall"
}

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