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Fall - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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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.]
fall of humanity into sin
Fall (plural Falls)
- A surname.
East Central German[edit]
Compare German Fell.
Fall n
- (Erzgebirgisch) fur, pelt
- (Erzgebirgisch) hide
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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.
Fall m (strong, genitive Falles or Falls, plural Fälle)
- fall, drop (the act of falling or an instance thereof)
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freier Fall ― free fall
- fall, capture (the act of being seized by enemy forces)
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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)
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Synonyms: Ereignis, Sachverhalt
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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.)
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Synonyms: Sache, Angelegenheit, Causa
- (medicine) case (instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms)
- (grammar) case (kind of inflection of a nominal)
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Synonym: Kasus
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Coordinate terms: Geschlecht, Zahl
Declension of Fall [masculine, strong]
Borrowed from Low German [Term?].
Fall n (mixed, genitive Falles or Falls, plural Fallen)
- (nautical) halyard
Declension of Fall [neuter, mixed]
From Old High German val.
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
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Synonyms: allzäit, jiddefalls
op kee Fall:
- under no circumstances, on no account
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Synonym: kengesfalls
Pennsylvania German[edit]
From Middle High German val, from Old High German fal, from Proto-West Germanic *fall. Compare German Fall, Dutch geval.
Fall m (plural Felle)
- fall
- case, event
Compare German Falle, Dutch val.
Fall f (plural Falle)
- trap
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