Gefälle

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German gevelle, from Old High German gifelli, By surface analysis, ge- +‎ fallen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈfɛlə/ Hyphenation: Ge‧fäl‧le === Noun === Gefälle n (strong, genitive Gefälles, plural Gefälle) downwards slope, precipice (dead metaphor) gradient; gap (till 19th century) levy by public authority Near-synonyms: Abgabe, Einkunft, Sportel (obsolete) a happening of things falling (obsolete) legal consequences of inheritance Near-synonyms: Erblage, Erbfolge, Erbfall ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Gefälle” in Duden online “Gefälle”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Gefälle” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Gefälle” in Deutsches Rechtswörterbuch