Gefecht

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German gevehte, from Old High German gifeht, from Proto-West Germanic *gafeht, from the verb *fehtaną (“to struggle with”). Equivalent to ge- +‎ fechten. Cognate with Dutch gevecht, Old English gefeoht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈfɛçt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛçt
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Noun

Gefecht n (strong, genitive Gefechts or Gefechtes, plural Gefechte)

  1. (military, uncountable) combat, action, enemy contact
    Die wenigsten Soldaten sind je im Gefecht gewesen.
    Only a minority of soldiers have ever been in combat.
  2. (military, countable) fight, encounter, a skirmish or a segment of a battle
    Aus den Vororten der Stadt werden erste Gefechte gemeldet.
    First encounters are reported from the outskirts of the city.

Declension

Declension of Gefecht
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Gefecht die Gefechte
genitive eines des Gefechts, Gefechtes der Gefechte
dative einem dem Gefecht, Gefechte1 den Gefechten
accusative ein das Gefecht die Gefechte

1Now rare, see notes.

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