fällen

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See also: fallen, Fallen, Fällen, and fållen

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German vellen, Old High German fellen, from Proto-West Germanic *fallijan, from Proto-Germanic *fallijaną (to make fall). Cognate with English fell.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛlən/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: Fellen
  • Hyphenation: fäl‧len

Verb[edit]

fällen (weak, third-person singular present fällt, past tense fällte, past participle gefällt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to cut down, to fell (a tree)
    Synonyms: schlagen, umlegen
  2. (transitive, intransitive, chemistry) to precipitate
    Synonym: ausfällen
  3. (a decision) to make
    Synonym: treffen
  4. (a judgement or sentence) to pass

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Further reading[edit]

  • fällen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • fällen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • fällen” in Duden online
  • fällen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

fällen

  1. definite singular of fäll