Gefälle
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German gevelle, from Old High German gifelli, By surface analysis, ge- + fallen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
Declension
[edit]Declension of Gefälle [neuter, strong]
Further reading
[edit]- “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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