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
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Noun
Gefälle n (strong, genitive Gefälles, plural Gefälle)
- downwards slope, precipice
- (dead metaphor) gradient; gap
- (till 19th century) levy by public authority
- (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
- “Gefälle” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Gefälle” in Deutsches Rechtswörterbuch
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