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Gefecht.

combat, action, enemy contact

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡəˈfɛçt/
  1. combat, action, enemy contact

    neuter · strong · uncountable
    Die wenigsten Soldaten sind je im Gefecht gewesen.
  2. fight, encounter, a skirmish or a segment of a battle

    countable · neuter · strong
    Aus den Vororten der Stadt werden erste Gefechte gemeldet.
Where this word comes from

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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