Krawall

German

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps borrowed from Late Latin charavallium (“noise and clamor at a wedding”), or from Old French chalivali (“noise from pots and pans”) or charivali (compare French charivari), from Late Latin caribaria or Late Latin carivaria, ultimately from Ancient Greek καρηβάρεια (karēbáreia, “heaviness of the head, dizziness, headache”), from κάρη (kárē, “head”) and βαρύς (barús, “heavy”).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -al

Noun

Krawall m (strong, genitive Krawalles or Krawalls, plural Krawalle)

1. riot
2. ruckus, affray

Declension

Declension of Krawall [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Krawall	die	Krawalle
genitive	eines	des	Krawalles, Krawalls	der	Krawalle
dative	einem	dem	Krawall, Krawalle1	den	Krawallen
accusative	einen	den	Krawall	die	Krawalle

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Krawallbrüder
• Krawalltouristen

Further reading

• “Krawall” in Duden online
• “Krawall” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache