Wegfall in German

IPA: /ˈvɛkˌfal/ Audio: De-Wegfall.ogg

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Etymology: Deverbal of wegfallen (“to fall away, disappear”). Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}} Wegfall m (strong, genitive Wegfalles or Wegfalls, plural Wegfälle) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Wegfalles [genitive], Wegfalls [genitive], Wegfälle [plural], strong [table-tags], Wegfall [nominative, singular], Wegfälle [definite, nominative, plural], Wegfalles [genitive, singular], Wegfalls [genitive, singular], Wegfälle [definite, genitive, plural], Wegfall [dative, singular], Wegfalle [dative, singular], Wegfällen [dative, definite, plural], Wegfall [accusative, singular], Wegfälle [accusative, definite, plural]

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "form": "Wegfälle",
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      "form": "Wegfälle",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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        "plural"
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      "form": "Wegfalle",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wegfällen",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
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          "english": "Elimination of tuition fees.",
          "text": "Wegfall von Studiengebühren.",
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"Wegfall" meaning in German

Noun

Inflected forms