zerfallen

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See also: Zerfällen

German

Etymology

zer- +‎ fallen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsɛʁˈfalən/,
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  • Hyphenation: zer‧fal‧len

Verb

zerfallen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present zerfällt, past tense zerfiel, past participle zerfallen, auxiliary sein)

  1. to disintegrate
  2. (physics) to decay

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Further reading

  • zerfallen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zerfallen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • zerfallen” in Duden online
  • zerfallen” in OpenThesaurus.de