Fall

the Fall

1. (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 (plural Falls)

1. A surname.

Compare German Fell.

Fall n

1. (Erzgebirgisch) fur, pelt
2. (Erzgebirgisch) hide

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• IPA^(key): /fal/

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• Rhymes: -al

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)

1. fall, drop (the act of falling or an instance thereof)

   freier Fall ― free fall

2. fall, capture (the act of being seized by enemy forces)

   der Fall von Konstantinopel ― the fall of Constantinople

3. fall; the loss of one's innocence, honour, reputation, fortune, etc.
4. case (actual event, situation, or fact)

   Synonyms: Ereignis, Sachverhalt

   Im Falle eines Falles. ― in case of an emergency.

5. case (instance or event as a topic of study)
6. case (piece of work subject to case handling in an authority, court, customer support etc.)

   Synonyms: Sache, Angelegenheit, Causa

   1. (medicine) case (instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms)
7. (grammar) case (kind of inflection of a nominal)

   Synonym: Kasus

   Coordinate terms: Geschlecht, Zahl

Borrowed from Low German [Term?].

Fall n (mixed, genitive Falles or Falls, plural Fallen)

2. (nautical) halyard

• “Fall, stürzen, hinfallen, Sache” in Duden online
• “Fall, Tau, Seil” in Duden online
• “Fall” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

From Old High German val.

• IPA^(key): /fal/, [fɑl]

  Rhymes: -ɑl

Fall m (plural Fäll)

1. case, situation, circumstance
2. case (of a person)
3. case (criminal case)
4. case (grammatical)

fräie Fall:

1. free fall

op alle Fall/op jidde Fall/op jidder Fall:

1. in any case, definitely
2. in any case, anyway

   Synonyms: allzäit, jiddefalls

op kee Fall:

1. under no circumstances, on no account

   Synonym: kengesfalls

• falls

From Middle High German val, from Old High German fal, from Proto-West Germanic *fall. Compare German Fall, Dutch geval.

Fall m (plural Felle)

1. fall
2. case, event

Compare German Falle, Dutch val.

Fall f (plural Falle)

1. trap