Unfall
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German unval, ungeval. Analysable as un- (“bad, grave”) + Fall (“case, situation”). Compare Dutch ongeval.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Unfall m (strong, genitive Unfalles or Unfalls, plural Unfälle)
Usage notes edit
- A fatal accident is more likely to be called Unglück; see the latter for more.
Declension edit
Declension of Unfall [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Further reading edit
- “Unfall” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Unfall” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Unfall” in Duden online
- Unfall on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Unfall m (plural Unfell)