Aufprall

German

Etymology

auf- (“on”) +‎ Prall (“collision”). From the back-formation of prallen (“to collide”), from the preterite tense pralte of Middle High German prellen (“to run fast, to collide”).

Pronunciation
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Noun

Aufprall m (strong, genitive Aufpralles or Aufpralls, plural Aufpralle, diminutive Aufprällchen n)

  1. impact (the force or energy of a collision of two objects)

Declension

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Further reading
  • “Aufprall” in Duden online
  • “Aufprall” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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