indfald

Danish

Etymology

Deverbal from falde ind (“to realize”). Cognate of Swedish infall, Middle Low German and Dutch inval, German Einfall.

Noun

indfald n (singular definite indfaldet, plural indefinite indfald)

  1. a sudden idea, a whim
    Synonym: indskydelse
  2. an invasion, incursion, inroad
  3. incidence (light rays falling through, for example, a window)

Declension

Declension of indfald
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative indfald indfaldet indfald indfaldene
genitive indfalds indfaldets indfalds indfaldenes

Derived terms

  • lysindfald
  • solindfald

References

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