Fall

== English == === Proper noun === the Fall (theology) The sudden fall of humanity into a state of sin, as brought about by the transgression of Adam and Eve. [from 14th c.] ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Fall (plural Falls) A surname. == East Central German == === Etymology === Compare German Fell. === Noun === Fall n (Erzgebirgisch) fur, pelt (Erzgebirgisch) hide === Further reading === Hendrik Heidler (11 June 2020), Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎[1] (in German), 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 40 == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fal/ Rhymes: -al === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German val, from Old High German fal, from Proto-West Germanic *fall. Cognate with Dutch val, English fall. The sense “case” in all its shapes is a calque of Latin casus. ==== Noun ==== Fall m (strong, genitive Falles or Falls, plural Fälle) fall, drop (the act of falling or an instance thereof) freier Fall ― free fall fall, capture (the act of being seized by enemy forces) der Fall von Konstantinopel ― the fall of Constantinople fall; the loss of one's innocence, honour, reputation, fortune, etc. case (actual event, situation, or fact) Synonyms: Ereignis, Sachverhalt Im Falle eines Falles. ― in case of an emergency. case (instance or event as a topic of study) case (piece of work subject to case handling in an authority, court, customer support etc.) Synonyms: Sache, Angelegenheit, Causa (medicine) case (instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms) (grammar) case (kind of inflection of a nominal) Synonym: Kasus Coordinate terms: Geschlecht, Zahl ===== Declension ===== ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Low German [Term?]. ==== Noun ==== Fall n (mixed, genitive Falles or Falls, plural Fallen) (nautical) halyard ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “Fall, stürzen, hinfallen, Sache” in Duden online “Fall, Tau, Seil” in Duden online “Fall” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Old High German val. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fal/, [fɑl] Rhymes: -ɑl === Noun === Fall m (plural Fäll) case, situation, circumstance case (of a person) case (criminal case) case (grammatical) fräie Fall: free fall op alle Fall/op jidde Fall/op jidder Fall: in any case, definitely in any case, anyway Synonyms: allzäit, jiddefalls op kee Fall: under no circumstances, on no account Synonym: kengesfalls ==== Related terms ==== falls == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German val, from Old High German fal, from Proto-West Germanic *fall. Compare German Fall, Dutch geval. ==== Noun ==== Fall m (plural Felle) fall case, event === Etymology 2 === Compare German Falle, Dutch val. ==== Noun ==== Fall f (plural Falle) trap