Aufprall
German
editEtymology
editauf- (“on”) + Prall (“collision”). From the back-formation of prallen (“to collide”), from the preterite tense pralte of Middle High German prellen (“to run fast, to collide”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
editAufprall m (strong, genitive Aufpralles or Aufpralls, plural Aufpralle, diminutive Aufprällchen n)
- impact (the force or energy of a collision of two objects)
Declension
editDeclension of Aufprall [masculine, strong]