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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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Noun

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Fliege f (genitive Fliege, plural Fliegen)

  1. fly (insect)
  2. (fashion) bowtie
  3. (slang, obsolete) policeman
    Synonym: Bulle

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Fliege”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
  • Fliege” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Fliege” in Duden online
  • Fliege on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de