"Wall" meaning in German

See Wall in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /val/ Audio: De-Wall.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Rhymes: -al Etymology: From Middle High German and Old High German wal, from Proto-West Germanic *wall, from Latin vallum. Cognate with English wall. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|-}} Middle High German, {{inh|de|goh|wal}} Old High German wal, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*wall}} Proto-West Germanic *wall, {{der|de|la|vallum}} Latin vallum, {{cog|en|wall}} English wall Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}} Wall m (strong, genitive Walles or Walls, plural Wälle) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Walles [genitive], Walls [genitive], Wälle [plural], strong [table-tags], Wall [nominative, singular], Wälle [definite, nominative, plural], Walles [genitive, singular], Walls [genitive, singular], Wälle [definite, genitive, plural], Wall [dative, singular], Walle [dative, singular], Wällen [dative, definite, plural], Wall [accusative, singular], Wälle [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (military) rampart, parapet, earthwork Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Schanze Hyponyms: Befestigungswall, Ringwall, Schutzwall, Verteidigungswall
    Sense id: en-Wall-de-noun-0R4igxLv Categories (other): Military, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 37 40 23 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (engineering) levee, embankment Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Damm
    Sense id: en-Wall-de-noun-kiLQpOxT Categories (other): Engineering, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 37 40 23 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (geography) ridge Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Kamm
    Sense id: en-Wall-de-noun-QJ42RFb6 Categories (other): Geography, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 37 40 23 Topics: geography, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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      "form": "Walles",
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    {
      "form": "Walls",
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      ],
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          "word": "Befestigungswall"
        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
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        },
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          "word": "Schutzwall"
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        "(military) rampart, parapet, earthwork"
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      "tags": [
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    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
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      "word": "Schutzwall"
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