Flügel

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German vlügel, from Old High German *flugil, from Proto-Germanic *flugilaz. Cognate with Yiddish פֿליגל (fligl), Dutch vleugel, Middle Low German vlȫgel.

The use for the grand piano (18th c.) is due to the similarity in form to a bird’s wing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflyːɡəl/, [ˈflyːɡl̩], [-ɡəl]
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  • Hyphenation: Flü‧gel

Noun

Flügel m (strong, genitive Flügels, plural Flügel, diminutive Flügelchen n or Flüglein n)

  1. wing (of a bird, airplane, etc.)
  2. wing (of a door, window, windmill, etc.)
  3. wing (lateral part, especially of a building)
  4. (music) grand piano
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 14:
      Er begab sich ins Klavierzimmer, griff ein paar Akkorde auf dem verstimmten Flügel, verließ aber bald wieder den Raum, [...]
      He went to the piano room, struck a few chords on the out-of-tune grand piano, but soon left the room again, [...]
  5. (chiefly as Flügelchen) Short for Schwimmflügel (“water wing, armband, swimmy”).

Declension

Declension of Flügel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Flügel die Flügel
genitive eines des Flügels der Flügel
dative einem dem Flügel den Flügeln
accusative einen den Flügel die Flügel

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Esperanto: flugilo

Further reading

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