Bogen

See also: bogen, bögen, and Bögen

German

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) From Middle High German boge, from Old High German bogo, from Proto-Germanic *bugô. Compare Dutch boog, English bow, Danish bue, Norwegian boge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboːɡən/, /ˈboː.ɡŋ̩/

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Noun

Bogen m (genitive Bogens, plural Bögen or Bogen, diminutive Bögelchen n)

1. bow (weapon)
2. (music) bow (for playing stringed instruments)
3. (architecture) arch
4. (geometry) curve, arc
5. sheet (of paper)

Usage notes

• 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 Regenbogen or Ellenbogen), but less common otherwise.

Hyponyms

(weapon)

• Fiberglasbogen
• Flitzebogen
• Kunststoffbogen
• Schießbogen

 

(music)

• Bassbogen
• Bratschenbogen
• Carbonbogen
• Cellobogen
• Gambenbogen
• Geigenbogen
• Kontrabassbogen
• Rundbogen
• Streichbogen
• Violabogen
• Violinbogen
• Violoncellobogen

 

(curve)

• Ellbogen
• Halbbogen
• Inselbogen
• Kreisbogen
• Regenbogen
• Straßenbogen
• Viertelbogen

 

(arch)

• Fensterbogen
• Torbogen
• Triumpfbogen
• Türbogen

 

(sheet)

• A4-Bogen
• Achtelbogen
• Doppelbogen
• Einfachbogen
• Erhebungsbogen
• Fragebogen
• Halbbogen
• Normalbogen
• Papierbogen
• Standardbogen
• Vierfachbogen
• Viertelbogen

 

Derived terms

• bogenartig
• bogenweise
• bogig

Related terms

• Bogenbündel
• Bogenfenster
• Bogenflanke
• bogenförmig
• Bogenhand
• Bogenlinie
• Bogenschießen
• Bogenschütze

 

See also

• Pfeil m

Further reading

• “Bogen” in Duden online