Bogen
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German boge, from Old High German bogo, from Proto-West Germanic *bogō, from Proto-Germanic *bugô. Compare Dutch boog, English bow, Danish bue, Norwegian Nynorsk boge, Swedish båge.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Bogen m (strong, genitive Bogens, plural Bögen or Bogen, diminutive Bögelchen n)
- bow (weapon)
- (music) bow (for playing stringed instruments)
- (architecture) arch
- (geometry) curve, arc
- sheet (of paper)
Usage notes
[edit]- The normal plural is Bögen. This form is marked as southern in many dictionaries, but has now become the predominant form in the northern half of the language area, too.
- The unchanged plural Bogen is still predominant in some compound words (such as Ellenbogen or Regenbogen), but less common otherwise.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Bogen [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
[edit]weapon
music
curve
arch
sheet
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Kashubian: bóga
See also
[edit]- Pfeil m
Further reading
[edit]- “Bogen” in Duden online
- “Bogen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bogen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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- German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰewgʰ-
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- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
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