You can make 42 words from fallen according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
Definitions and meaning of fallen
fallen
Etymology
Morphologically fall + -en.
Pronunciation
(UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɔːlən/
(General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɔlən/
(cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈfɑlən/
Rhymes: (UK)-ɔːlən, (cot–caught merger)-ɑlən
Verb
fallen
past participle of fall
Adjective
fallen (not generally comparable, comparativemore fallen, superlativemost fallen)
Having dropped by the force of gravity.
fallen raindrops
Killed, especially in battle.
a ceremony to honor fallen soldiers
the disposal of fallen livestock
Having lost one's chastity.
a fallen woman
Having collapsed.
a fallen building
Having lost prestige, (Christian) grace, etc.
Usage notes
Rarely, the superlative form fallenest is encountered.
Synonyms
(having collapsed): collapsed
Antonyms
(having lost prestige, (Christian) grace, etc.): arisen
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
fallen (pluralfallen)
(plural only) The dead.
(plural only) Casualties of battle or war.
(countable, Christianity) One who has fallen, as from grace.
Translations
Catalan
Verb
fallen
third-person plural present indicative of fallar
German
Etymology
From Middle High Germanvallen, from Old High Germanfallan, from Proto-West Germanic*fallan, from Proto-Germanic*fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European*pōl-. Akin to Bavarianfoin, Low Germanfallen, Dutchvallen, Englishfall, Danishfalde, Dutchfalla.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈfaln̩/, /ˈfalən/
Hyphenation: fal‧len
Verb
fallen (class 7 strong, third-person singular presentfällt, past tensefiel, past participlegefallen, auxiliarysein)
(intransitive) to fall; to drop
(intransitive, military) to die; to fall in battle; to die in battle; to be killed in action
1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 31:
(intransitive) to fall, to collapse, to be overthrown.
(intransitive) to become lower, to decrease, to decline
Conjugation
Synonyms
(die in a war):im Feld bleiben
Derived terms
Further reading
“fallen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“fallen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“fallen” in Duden online
“fallen” in OpenThesaurus.de
Low German
Alternative forms
vallen(New Saxon Spelling)
Etymology
From Middle Low Germanvallen, from Old Saxonfallan, from Proto-West Germanic*fallan, from Proto-Germanic*fallaną.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈfalːn̩/, /ˈfalːən/
Verb
fallen (past singularfull, past participlefullen, auxiliary verbwesen)
(ergative) to fall, tumble
de Avend fallt ― the evening falls
in Slaap fallen ― to fall asleep
to happen
dat is op düssen Dag fullen ― that happened on that day
Conjugation
Middle English
Alternative forms
fellen
Etymology
From Old Englishfeallan, from Proto-West Germanic*fallan, from Proto-Germanic*fallaną. Weak forms are due to the conflation of this verb with fellen(“to fell”) in some dialects.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈfalən/
Verb
fallen
to fall
Conjugation
Descendants
English: fall
Yola: vall, vale, vole
References
“fallen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From the verb falle.
Adjective
fallen (neuter singularfallent, definite singular and pluralfalne)
fallen
Derived terms
småfallen
References
“fallen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From the verb falle.
Adjective
fallen (neuter singularfalle, definite singular and pluralfalne)