Anfall
See also: anfall
German
Etymology
Deverbal noun from anfallen (“to set upon, attack, overwhelm”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Anfall m (strong, genitive Anfalles or Anfalls, plural Anfälle)
- (now rare) swift attack (military or criminal)
- fit; seizure; attack (medical or emotional)
- yield; volume; quantum (an amount or number of something, especially one that varies somewhat irregularly between periods of time)
- Der Anfall an Krankmeldungen ist in diesem Quartal besonders niedrig.
- The number of people calling in sick has been unusually low this quarter.
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Anfall | die | Anfälle |
| genitive | eines | des | Anfalles, Anfalls | der | Anfälle |
| dative | einem | dem | Anfall, Anfalle1 | den | Anfällen |
| accusative | einen | den | Anfall | die | Anfälle |
1Now rare, see notes.
Hyponyms
- epileptischer Anfall (“epileptic seizure, epileptic fit”)
- Herzanfall (“heart attack”)
- Hustenanfall (“coughing attack, coughing fit, fit of coughing”)
- Lachanfall (“laughing fit, fit of laughter”)
- Wutanfall (“tantrum, fit of rage”)