Neuter
Gefecht
Meaning
- (neuter, strong, uncountable) combat, action, enemy contact
- (countable, neuter, strong) fight, encounter, a skirmish or a segment of a battle
Concepts
Synonyms
Plänkelei
Vorhutgeplänkel
Translations
bataille
batalla
battaglia
çarpışma
proelium
combate
strijdFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡəˈfɛçt/
Etymology
In summary
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.
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