Wesfall

German

Alternative forms

Wes-Fall

Etymology

wes (“whose”) +‎ Fall (“case”) (wes is a short form of wessen)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɛsfal/

Noun

Wesfall m (genitive Wesfalls or Wesfalles, plural Wesfälle)

(grammar) genitive case

Declension

Declension of Wesfall

	singular			plural
	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

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