Krawall

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German

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps borrowed from Late Latin charavallium (“noise and clamor at a wedding”), or from Old French chalivali (“noise from pots and pans”) or charivali (compare French charivari), from Late Latin caribaria or Late Latin carivaria, ultimately from Ancient Greek καρηβάρεια (karēbáreia, “heaviness of the head, dizziness, headache”), from κάρη (kárē, “head”) and βαρύς (barús, “heavy”).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -al

Noun

Krawall m (strong, genitive Krawalles or Krawalls, plural Krawalle)

  1. riot
  2. ruckus, affray

Declension

Declension of Krawall
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Krawall die Krawalle
genitive eines des Krawalles, Krawalls der Krawalle
dative einem dem Krawall, Krawalle1 den Krawallen
accusative einen den Krawall die Krawalle

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

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