"Zufall" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡suːˌfal/ Audio: De-at-Zufall.ogg , De-Zufall.ogg
Etymology: Early Modern High German zuoval, a calque of Latin accidēns; see zufallen. Attested in the 15th century. Cognate with Dutch toeval. Etymology templates: {{der|de|la|accidēns}} Latin accidēns, {{cog|nl|toeval}} Dutch toeval Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}} Zufall m (strong, genitive Zufalles or Zufalls, plural Zufälle) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Zufalles [genitive], Zufalls [genitive], Zufälle [plural], strong [table-tags], Zufall [nominative, singular], Zufälle [definite, nominative, plural], Zufalles [genitive, singular], Zufalls [genitive, singular], Zufälle [definite, genitive, plural], Zufall [dative, singular], Zufalle [dative, singular], Zufällen [dative, definite, plural], Zufall [accusative, singular], Zufälle [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. chance, coincidence, randomness Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Zufall-de-noun-mgs9CH2Q
  2. (obsolete, often in the plural) Synonym of Anfall (“fit; seizure”) Tags: in-plural, masculine, obsolete, often, strong Synonyms: Anfall [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Zufall-de-noun-n4oWdw-y Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 19 81

Inflected forms

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