Überfall
See also: überfall
German
Etymology
Deverbal from überfallen, notably with a stress change. Compare Dutch overval.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈyːbərˌfal/, [ˈʔyː.bɐˌfal]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Über‧fall
Noun
Überfall m (strong, genitive Überfalls or Überfalles, plural Überfälle)
- an unanticipated violent attack, especially
Declension
Declension of Überfall [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
- Banküberfall
- Raubüberfall
- überfallartig
Further reading
- “Überfall” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Überfall” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Überfall” in Duden online
- “Überfall” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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