Lager

See also: lager, läger, låger, and Läger

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, from Proto-West Germanic *legr.

Cognate with Dutch leger, Middle Low German lēger, English lair, Danish lejr, Norwegian Bokmål leir, Swedish läger (“place to sleep”) and lager (“storage, stock”), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍃 (ligrs).

The modern form with -a- is of East Central German origin, apparently due to influence by the related word Lage. The original form with a front vowel has been preserved as an alternative—albeit fairly rare—plural.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈlaːɡɐ/
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Noun[edit]

Lager n (strong, genitive Lagers, plural Lager or Läger)

a place where one sleeps, such as a bed or a spot in a barn, etc.
a lair of an animal (but not usually underground, for which Bau)
a camp (accommodation of tents or quickly built houses)
(obsolete) an army, especially but not exclusively when encamped
(figurative) a camp, party (group of people sharing some interest or opinion)
a stock; storage; depot; repository (building or room used for keeping goods)
auf Lager ― in stock
(geology, mining) a measure (of some resource)
(mechanics) a bearing
Short for Lagerbier: lager (beer of low fermentation)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Lager [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Lager	die	Lager, Läger
genitive	eines	des	Lagers	der	Lager, Läger
dative	einem	dem	Lager	den	Lagern, Lägern
accusative	ein	das	Lager	die	Lager, Läger

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

See also the compounds at lagern.

Descendants[edit]

→ Danish: lager
→ Dutch: lager
- → English: laager
→ English: lager
→ Estonian: laager
→ Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: lager
- Norwegian Nynorsk: lager
→ Romanian: lagăr
→ Russian: лагерь (lagerʹ)
→ Serbo-Croatian: lȏgor
→ Swedish: lager