Krawall

German

Etymology

Origin uncertain. 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 carivaria, ultimately from Ancient Greek καρηβάρεια (karēbáreia, “heaviness of the head, dizziness, headache”), from κάρη (kárē, “head”) and βαρύς (barús, “heavy”).

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Noun

Krawall m (genitive Krawalls or Krawalles, plural Krawalle)

  1. riot
  2. ruckus, affray

Declension
Declension of Krawall
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 uncommon, see notes

Derived terms
  • Krawallbrüder
  • Krawalltouristen

Further reading
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