Gefecht
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]Gefecht n (strong, genitive Gefechts or Gefechtes, plural Gefechte)
- (military, uncountable) combat, action, enemy contact
- Die wenigsten Soldaten sind je im Gefecht gewesen.
- Only a minority of soldiers have ever been in combat.
- (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
[edit]Declension of Gefecht [neuter, strong]
Hyponyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Gefecht” in Duden online
- “Gefecht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Gefecht” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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