vogel
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vōgel, from Old Dutch fogal, vogal, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
vogel m (plural vogels or vogelen, diminutive vogeltje n or vogelijn n)
- bird, any member of the class Aves
- gaai, a feathered target in archery or shooting
- (figuratively, slang) A dude, cat
Usage notes
The word vogel is one of the few words where the obsolete Dutch diminutive suffix -lijn can still be encountered: vogelijn (“little bird”) is chiefly poetic and can be found in poems and songs, but is not often used elsewhere.
Derived terms
- gevogelte
- loopvogel
- pechvogel
- plukvogel
- rare vogel
- speelvogel
- stormvogel
- struisvogel
- trekvogel
- vliegvogel
- vogelaar
- vogelachtig
- vogelbek
- vogelbekdier
- vogelen
- vogelkers
- vogelknip
- vogelkooi
- vogelkunde
- vogellijm
- vogelmarkt
- vogelmelk
- vogelmelker
- vogelmier
- vogelnest
- vogelpest
Descendants
References
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
Anagrams
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch fogal, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz.
Noun
vōgel m
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
Descendants
Further reading
- “voghel (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vogel”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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