Flagge

See also: flagge

German

Etymology

Borrowed through Low German from English flag, or from early modern Dutch vlagghe. Compare contemporary Dutch vlag. See also Old Norse flǫgra and German flackern.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflaɡə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɡə
• Hyphenation: Flag‧ge

Noun

Flagge f (genitive Flagge, plural Flaggen)

1. flag

   Synonyms: Fahne, Banner

Declension

Declension of Flagge [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Flagge	die	Flaggen
genitive	einer	der	Flagge	der	Flaggen
dative	einer	der	Flagge	den	Flaggen
accusative	eine	die	Flagge	die	Flaggen

Synonyms

• Flagge is restricted chiefly to flags of nations or ships. For these two contexts it is more common than Fahne (the more general term).

Derived terms

• beflaggen
• Flagge zeigen
• Vietnamflagge

Related terms

• Flaggenkunde, Flaggenmast, Flaggenstange, Flaggentuch, Flaggenwechsel
• Dienstflagge, Landesflagge, Piratenflagge, Rautenflagge, Staatsflagge, Streifenflagge

Further reading

• “Flagge” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Flagge” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Flagge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Flagge” in Duden online