Mauerfall

Mauerfall

German

Etymology

    Mauer (“wall”) +‎ Fall (“fall”)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmaʊ̯ɐˌfal/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Proper noun

    der Mauerfall m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Mauerfalles or des Mauerfalls)

    1. fall of the Berlin Wall
      Antonym: Mauerbau

    Declension

    Declension of Mauerfall [sg-only, masculine, strong]
    singular
    def. noun
    nominative der Mauerfall
    genitive des Mauerfalles, Mauerfalls
    dative dem Mauerfall, Mauerfalle1
    accusative den Mauerfall

    1Now rare, see notes.

    See also

    Further reading

    • “Mauerfall” in Duden online
    • “Mauerfall”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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