Falle
German
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle High German valle, Old High German falla, deverbal from fallen.
Compare typologically Czech past, Polish zapadnia, Russian западня́ (zapadnjá) (akin to па́дать (pádatʹ), па́сть (pástʹ)).
Noun
editFalle f (genitive Falle, plural Fallen)
- trap, snare
- (of a door) spring latch
- (colloquial, regional) bed
- Ich hau mich in die Falle. ― I'm going to bed. (literally, “I'm beating myself into the trap.”)
Declension
editDeclension of Falle [feminine]
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editFalle
Further reading
editPennsylvania German
editNoun
editFalle
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