Falle

See also: falle, fallé, fälle, and Fälle

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfalə/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -alə

Etymology 1

From Middle High German valle, Old High German falla, deverbal of fallen.

Noun

Falle f (genitive Falle, plural Fallen)

  1. trap
  2. (colloquial, regional) bed
    Ich hau mich in die Falle - I'm going to bed (literally: I'm beating myself into the trap)
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Falle

  1. dative singular of Fall
    In diesem Falle … - In this case …

Further reading

  • Falle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Falle in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Falle

  1. plural of Fall
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