Unfall

German

Etymology

From Middle High German unval, ungeval. Analysable as un- (“bad, grave”) +‎ Fall (“case, situation”). Compare Dutch ongeval.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʊnˌfal/
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Noun

Unfall m (genitive Unfalls or Unfalles, plural Unfälle)

accident

Usage notes

A fatal accident is more likely to be called Unglück; see the latter for more.

Declension

Declension of Unfall

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Unfall	die	Unfälle
genitive	eines	des	Unfalles, Unfalls	der	Unfälle
dative	einem	dem	Unfall, Unfalle¹	den	Unfällen
accusative	einen	den	Unfall	die	Unfälle

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

(accident): Unglück

Derived terms

Unfallauto
Unfallfahrzeug
Unfallschaden
Unfallversicherung
Unfallwagen
verunfallen

Further reading

Unfall in Duden online

Hunsrik

Noun

Unfall m (plural Unfell)

accident

Further reading

Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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