indfald

Danish

Etymology

Deverbal from falde ind (“to realize”). Cognate of Swedish infall, Middle Low German and Dutch inval, German Einfall.

Noun

indfald n (singular definite indfaldet, plural indefinite indfald)

1. a sudden idea, a whim

   Synonym: indskydelse

2. an invasion, incursion, inroad
3. incidence (light rays falling through, for example, a window)

Declension

Declension of indfald

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	indfald	indfaldet	indfald	indfaldene
genitive	indfalds	indfaldets	indfalds	indfaldenes

Derived terms

• lysindfald
• solindfald

References

• “indfald” in Den Danske Ordbog