Gefecht

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German gevehte, from Old High German gifeht, from Proto-West Germanic *gafeht, from the verb *fehtaną (“to struggle with”). Equivalent to ge- +‎ fechten. Cognate with Dutch gevecht, Old English gefeoht. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈfɛçt/ Rhymes: -ɛçt === Noun === Gefecht n (strong, genitive Gefechts or Gefechtes, plural Gefechte) (military, uncountable) combat, action, enemy contact (military, countable) fight, encounter, a skirmish or a segment of a battle ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== Feuergefecht Vorgefecht Wortgefecht ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Gefechtsbedingungen gefechtstüchtig Gefechtsübung === Further reading === “Gefecht” in Duden online “Gefecht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Gefecht” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.