Zufall

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Etymology

Early Modern High German zuoval, a loan translation of Latin accidēns. Attested in the 15th century.[1] Cognate with Dutch toeval.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡suːˌfal/
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Noun

Zufall m (genitive Zufalls or Zufalles, plural Zufälle)

  1. chance, coincidence, randomness

Declension

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Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (2002) “Zufall”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 24th edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

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