Vogel

See also vogel

English

Wikipedia

Proper noun

Vogel

1. a lunar crater, named after Hermann Carl Vogel

Anagrams

• glove

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German

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Picture dictionary

Greifvogel

Papagei

Sperlingsvogel

Laufvogel

Seevogel

Watvogel

Wasservogel

Etymology

From Old High German fogal, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz. Cognate with Low German Vagel, Dutch vogel, English fowl, Danish fugl, Swedish fågel. Related to fliegen ("to fly").

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfoːɡl̩/

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Noun

Vogel m (genitive Vogels, plural Vögel)

1. a bird
2. (colloquial, slang) an idiot, a dimwitted person

   Was für ein Vogel bist denn du? — How dumb are you?

   Junge, du bist so ein Vogel. — Dude, you are such an idiot.

3. (military, slang) a kite, an aeroplane; in general any aircraft

   Lasst uns den Vogel in die Luft bringen. — Let's take off with this kite.

Declension

declension of Vogel

	singular			plural
m gender	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Vogel	die	Vögel
genitive	eines	des	Vogels	der	Vögel
dative	einem	dem	Vogel	den	Vögeln
accusative	einen	den	Vogel	die	Vögel

Derived terms

der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm einen Vogel zeigen Vogelbauer Vogelbeere Vogelhaus Vogelknöterich

Vogelmiere Vogelperspektive Vogelschar Vogelscheuche Watvogel

Proper noun

Vogel

1. A common surname originating as a nickname, or as an occupational name for a catcher of birds.