vleugel
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vloghel, vlueghel, from Old Dutch *flugil, from Proto-Germanic *flugilaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
vleugel m (plural vleugelen or vleugels, diminutive vleugeltje n)
- wing
- grand piano
- building wing
- (politics) political wing
- (military) army wing
- (sports) wing
- (by extension) airforce base
- part of the nose
- part of a helix
- part of a clap door
Synonyms
- (wing): wiek
- (piano): vleugelpiano
Derived terms
- overvleugelen
- vleugeldeur
- vleugellam
- vleugelpiano
- vleugelslag
- vleugelspeelster
- vleugelspeler
- vliegtuigvleugel
Descendants
- Afrikaans: vleuel
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- nl:Politics
- nl:Military
- nl:Sports