umfallen

See also: Umfallen

German

Etymology

um- +‎ fallen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊmˌfalən/, /ˈʊmˌfal̩n/ (Germany)
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʊmˌfalɛn/, /ˈʊmˌfal̩n/ (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: um‧fal‧len

Verb

umfallen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present fällt um, past tense fiel um, past participle umgefallen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to topple, fall down
    Synonym: umstürzen
  2. (intransitive, figurative, informal, chiefly derogatory) to change one's mind (surprisingly); to change sides
    Synonym: umkippen
  3. (Austria, intransitive) to not receive what one is entitled to [with um (+ accusative) ‘something’]
    Aufgrund des Konkurses des Theaters fielen mehrere Schauspieler um ihre Gagen um.Due to the theatre's bankruptcy, several actors lost their fees.

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Further reading

  • umfallen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • umfallen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • umfallen” in Duden online
  • umfallen” in OpenThesaurus.de