Wesfall
German
Alternative forms
- Wes-Fall
Etymology
wes (“whose”) + Fall (“case”) (wes is a short form of wessen)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛsfal/
Audio (file)
Noun
Wesfall m (genitive Wesfalls or Wesfalles, plural Wesfälle)
- (grammar) genitive case
Declension
Declension of Wesfall
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Wesfall | die | Wesfälle |
genitive | eines | des | Wesfalles, Wesfalls | der | Wesfälle |
dative | einem | dem | Wesfall, Wesfalle1 | den | Wesfällen |
accusative | einen | den | Wesfall | die | Wesfälle |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Synonyms
- zweiter Fall / 2. Fall
- Wessenfall/Wessen-Fall
- Genitiv
- Genitivus, Genetiv, Genetivus (dated)
Further reading
- Wesfall in Duden online