Flügel
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German vlügel, from Old High German *flugil, from Proto-Germanic *flugilaz. Cognate with Yiddish פֿליגל (fligl), Dutch vleugel, Middle Low German vlȫgel.
The use for the grand piano (18th c.) is due to the similarity in form to a bird’s wing.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Flügel m (strong, genitive Flügels, plural Flügel, diminutive Flügelchen n or Flüglein n)
- wing (of a bird, airplane, etc.)
- Der Vogel spreizte die Flügel.
- The bird spread its wings.
- leaf (of a door or window)
- Zweiflügelige Türelemente bestehen aus einem Gehflügel und einem Standflügel.
- Double-leaf door elements consist of a walking leaf and an inactive leaf.
- casement or sash (of a window)
- Der Flügel ist der bewegliche Teil des Fensters.
- The sash is the movable part of the window.
- blade or vane (of a propeller, impeller or turbine)
- Gab es einen besonders festlichen Anlass, wurden die Mühlenflügel in die Freudenschere gestellt.
- If there was a particularly festive occasion, the mill vanes were placed in the "shears of joy" position.
- wing (lateral part, especially of a building)
- (music) grand piano
- 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 14:
- Er begab sich ins Klavierzimmer, griff ein paar Akkorde auf dem verstimmten Flügel, verließ aber bald wieder den Raum, [...]
- He went to the piano room, struck a few chords on the out-of-tune grand piano, but soon left the room again, [...]
- (chiefly as Flügelchen) Short for Schwimmflügel (“water wing, armband, swimmy”).
Declension
[edit]Declension of Flügel [masculine, strong]
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[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Danish: flygel
- → Esperanto: flugilo
- → Norwegian Bokmål: flygel
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: flygel
- → Swedish: flygel
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