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fallen

See also:Fallen,fällen,Fällen,andfållen

English

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Etymology

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Morphologicallyfall+‎-en.

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Verb

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fallen

  1. pastparticipleoffall

Adjective

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fallen(not generallycomparable,comparativemorefallen,superlativemostfallenor(uncommon)fallenest)

  1. Having dropped by the force of gravity.
    fallenraindrops
  2. Killed, especially in battle.
    a ceremony to honorfallensoldiers
    the disposal offallenlivestock
    • 1945April 16,Harry S. Truman,10:41 from the start, inMP72-20 President Roosevelt’s Funeral and Procession; Truman – New President of U.S.‎[1],Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum,National Archives Identifier:595162:
      We will face the problems of peace with the same courage that we have faced and mastered the problems of war. In the memory of those that have made the supreme sacrifice, in the memory of ourfallenpresident, we shall not fail.
  3. Having lost one'schastity.
    afallenwoman
    • 1964,Katharine Hillyer,Mark Twain, Young Reporter in Virginia City: The Racy, Rollicking Adventures of a Great Author in the Gamiest, Richest, Mightiest Town in All the Frontier West!:
      Madam Julia was the town's ranking prostitute; virtuous female society demanded that they not suffer the unbearable pain of looking at, and being in company with, afallenwoman— one of the happiest,fallenestwomen in history, by the way.
    • 1991,Kelly Walsh,Nightshades and Orchids,→ISBN:
      "You make yourself out to be thefallenestoffallenwomen. "Tilting her head toward Sharon, Debbie grinned." Let's face it. There can't be winners without losers, and I'm a loser. But look at it this way. I make it possible for some other woman[…]
  4. Having collapsed.
    afallenbuilding
  5. Having lostprestige,(Christian)grace,etc.
    • 1913,John Bigelow,Retrospections of an Active Life: 1867-1871,page397:
      Thatfallenestof ourfallenrace has left town — said to be near Fontainebleau by some, in Italy by others. More consequent with himself than usual, he is fulfilling, in the only possible way left open to him, his promise[…]

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  • (having lost prestige, (Christian) grace, etc.):arisen

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Terms derived from the adjectivefallen

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Noun

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fallen(pluralfallen)

  1. (plural only)Thedead.
  2. (plural only)Casualtiesof battle or war.
  3. (countable,Christianity)One who has fallen, as from grace.
    • 1873,James Strong with John McClintock,Cyclopaedia of Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical literature,volume 5:
      In the Augustinian period, however, sin was held to be a death-inflicting agent, implying that thefallenwas dead, and had to be restored to life.

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fallen

  1. third-personpluralpresentindicativeoffallar

German

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Etymology

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FromMiddle High Germanvallen,fromOld High Germanfallan,fromProto-West Germanic*fallan,fromProto-Germanic*fallaną,fromProto-Indo-European*pōl-.Akin toBavarianfoin,Low Germanfallen,Dutchvallen,Englishfall,Danishfalde,Dutchfalla.

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fallen(class 7strong,third-person singular presentfällt,past tensefiel,past participlegefallen,auxiliarysein)

  1. (intransitive)tofall;todrop
    Der Regenfielwie aus Eimern.
    It rained cats and dogs. (literally: 'The rain fell as if out of buckets.')
    Siefielzu Boden.
    She fell to the floor.
  2. (intransitive,military)todie;tofallinbattle;todieinbattle;tobekilledin action
    • 1918,Elisabeth von Heyking,Die Orgelpfeifen,in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 31:
      Bei einem Patrouillenritt, zu dem er sich freiwillig gemeldet,warder älteste der Enkelgefallen.Ruhte nun fern in Feindesland.
      On a patrolling ride, for which he had volunteered, the oldest of the grandchildren had died. Rested now far away in enemy country.
  3. (intransitive)tofall,tocollapse,to beoverthrown.
    Das Römische Reichfielauf Grund der Völkerwanderung.
    The Roman Empire was overthrown by the consequences of the Migration period.
  4. (intransitive)to become lower, todecrease,todecline
    Zur Zeit der Finanzkrisefielenviele Aktienkurse um zahlreiche Prozentpunkte.
    During the banking scandal many stock prices decreased by a large percentage.

Conjugation

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Conjugation offallen(class 7strong,auxiliarysein)
infinitive fallen
present participle fallend
past participle gefallen
auxiliary sein
indicative subjunctive
singular plural singular plural
present ichfalle wirfallen i ichfalle wirfallen
dufällst ihrfallt dufallest ihrfallet
erfällt siefallen erfalle siefallen
preterite ichfiel wirfielen ii ichfiele1 wirfielen1
dufielst ihrfielt dufielest1
dufielst1 		ihrfielet1
ihrfielt1
erfiel siefielen erfiele1 siefielen1
imperative fall(du)
falle(du) 		fallt(ihr)

1This form and alternative inwürdeboth found.

Composed forms offallen(class 7strong,auxiliarysein)
perfect
singular plural singular plural
indicative ichbingefallen wirsindgefallen subjunctive ichseigefallen wirseiengefallen
dubistgefallen ihrseidgefallen duseistgefallen
duseiestgefallen 		ihrseietgefallen
eristgefallen siesindgefallen erseigefallen sieseiengefallen
pluperfect
indicative ichwargefallen wirwarengefallen subjunctive ichwäregefallen wirwärengefallen
duwarstgefallen ihrwartgefallen duwärstgefallen
duwärestgefallen 		ihrwärtgefallen
ihrwäretgefallen
erwargefallen siewarengefallen erwäregefallen siewärengefallen
future i
infinitive fallenwerden subjunctive i ichwerdefallen wirwerdenfallen
duwerdestfallen ihrwerdetfallen
erwerdefallen siewerdenfallen
indicative ichwerdefallen wirwerdenfallen subjunctive ii ichwürdefallen wirwürdenfallen
duwirstfallen ihrwerdetfallen duwürdestfallen ihrwürdetfallen
erwirdfallen siewerdenfallen erwürdefallen siewürdenfallen
future ii
infinitive gefallenseinwerden subjunctive i ichwerdegefallensein wirwerdengefallensein
duwerdestgefallensein ihrwerdetgefallensein
erwerdegefallensein siewerdengefallensein
indicative ichwerdegefallensein wirwerdengefallensein subjunctive ii ichwürdegefallensein wirwürdengefallensein
duwirstgefallensein ihrwerdetgefallensein duwürdestgefallensein ihrwürdetgefallensein
erwirdgefallensein siewerdengefallensein erwürdegefallensein siewürdengefallensein

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Further reading

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  • “fallen”inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “fallen”in Uni Leipzig:Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “fallen”inDudenonline
  • “fallen”inOpenThesaurus.de

Low German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Low Germanvallen,fromOld Saxonfallan,fromProto-West Germanic*fallan,fromProto-Germanic*fallaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/ˈfalːn̩/,/ˈfalːən/

Verb

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fallen(past singularfull,past participlefullen,auxiliary verbwesen)

  1. (ergative)tofall,tumble
    de Avendfallt―the evening falls
    in Slaapfallen―to fall asleep
  2. to happen
    dat is op düssen Dagfullen―that happened on that day

Conjugation

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Conjugation offallen(class 7 strong verb)
infinitive fallen
indicative present preterite
1st personsingular fall full
2nd personsingular falls(t) fulls(t)
3rd personsingular fall(t) full
plural fallt, fallen fullen
imperative present —
singular fall
plural fallt
participle present past
fallen (e)fullen, gefullen
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Middle English

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Etymology

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FromOld Englishfeallan,fromProto-West Germanic*fallan,fromProto-Germanic*fallaną.Weak forms are due to the conflation of this verb withfellen(“to fell”)in some dialects.

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Verb

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fallen

  1. tofall

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Conjugation offallen(strong class 7orweak in -de)
infinitive (to)fallen,falle
present tense past tense
1st-personsingular falle fell,falde
2nd-personsingular fallest felle,fell,faldest
3rd-personsingular falleth fell,falde
subjunctivesingular falle felle1,falde1
imperativesingular —
plural2 fallen,falle fellen,felle,falden,falde
imperativeplural falleth,falle —
participles fallynge,fallende fallen,falle,fald,yfallen,yfalle

1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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  • English:fall
  • Yola:vall,vale,vole

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From the verbfalle.

Adjective

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fallen(neuter singularfallent,definite singular and pluralfalne)

  1. fallen

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From the verbfalle.

Adjective

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fallen(neuter singularfalle,definite singular and pluralfalne)

  1. fallen

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Verb

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fallen

  1. inflection offallar:
    1. third-personpluralpresentsubjunctive
    2. third-personpluralimperative
  2. third-personpluralpresentindicativeoffallir

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Participle

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fallen

  1. pastparticipleoffalla

Adjective

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fallen

  1. fallen
    enfallenängel―a fallen angel
    fallnaäpplen―fallen apples

Declension

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Inflection offallen
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular fallen — —
Neuter singular fallet — —
Plural fallna — —
Masculine plural3 fallne — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 fallne — —
All fallna — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Noun

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fallen

  1. definitepluraloffall

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