Aufprall

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German

Etymology

auf- (“on”) +‎ Prall (“collision”). From the back-formation of prallen (“to collide”), from the preterite tense pralte of Middle High German prellen (“to run fast, to collide”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Aufprall m (strong, genitive Aufpralles or Aufpralls, plural Aufpralle, diminutive Aufprällchen n)

  1. impact (the force or energy of a collision of two objects)

Declension

Declension of Aufprall
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Aufprall die Aufpralle
genitive eines des Aufpralles, Aufpralls der Aufpralle
dative einem dem Aufprall, Aufpralle1 den Aufprallen
accusative einen den Aufprall die Aufpralle

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Aufprall” in Duden online
  • “Aufprall” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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