Fliege

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German fliege, vliege, from Old High German flioga, from Proto-Germanic *fleugǭ. Cognate with Old English flēoġe (>English fly).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfliːɡə/
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  • Hyphenation: Flie‧ge

Noun

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Fliege f (genitive Fliege, plural Fliegen)

  1. fly (insect)
  2. (fashion) bowtie

Declension

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Declension of Fliege [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Fliege die Fliegen
genitive einer der Fliege der Fliegen
dative einer der Fliege den Fliegen
accusative eine die Fliege die Fliegen
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Further reading

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  • “Fliege” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Fliege” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Fliege” in Duden online
  • Fliege on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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