"Vorfeld" meaning in German

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Noun

Audio: De-Vorfeld.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Vorfeldes [genitive], Vorfelds [genitive], Vorfelder [plural]
Etymology: vor- + Feld. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|vor-|Feld}}, {{af|de|vor-|Feld}} vor- + Feld Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,er}} Vorfeld n (strong, genitive Vorfeldes or Vorfelds, plural Vorfelder)
  1. run-up (period of time just before an important event) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Vorfeld-de-noun-SWyRoC3D Categories (other): German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms prefixed with vor-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 72 6 22 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 78 3 19 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 72 8 20 Disambiguation of German terms prefixed with vor-: 58 13 29 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 75 6 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 3 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 2 18 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 75 6 19
  2. apron (paved area of an airport) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Vorfeld-de-noun-EOxt391N
  3. (grammar) prefield (the first field in the Feldermodell) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Vorfeld-de-noun-KK6KwlFK Categories (other): Grammar Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: im Vorfeld, Vor-Vorfeld

Inflected forms

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