# das Gefälle

das Gefälle is a German noun meaning “downwards slope, precipice”. Forms: des Gefälles, die Gefälle.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Gefälles
- Plural: die Gefälle

## In other languages

- Русский: покатость, скат, уклон

## Meanings

1. downwards slope, precipice
2. gradient; gap
3. levy by public authority
4. _archaic_ a happening of things falling
5. _archaic_ legal consequences of inheritance
6. downward slope; decline
   - Diese Straße hat achtzehn Prozent Gefälle.

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