Felge

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛlɡə/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Etymology 1

    From Middle High German velge, from Old High German felga, from Proto-Germanic *felgō. Cognate with Dutch velg, English felly, felloe.

    Noun

    Felge f (genitive Felge, plural Felgen)

    1. wheelrim, felly
    Declension
    Declension of Felge [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Felge die Felgen
    genitive einer der Felge der Felgen
    dative einer der Felge den Felgen
    accusative eine die Felge die Felgen
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • → Polish: felga
    • → Serbo-Croatian: felga

    Etymology 2

    From Middle High German velge, valge, from Old High German felga, from Proto-West Germanic *falgu, *falgi. Cognate with Dutch valg, English fallow.

    Noun

    Felge f (genitive Felge, plural Felgen)

    1. (now dialectal, Austria, Bavaria) fallow (unseeded arable land)
      Synonyms: Brache, Brachland
    Declension
    Declension of Felge [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Felge die Felgen
    genitive einer der Felge der Felgen
    dative einer der Felge den Felgen
    accusative eine die Felge die Felgen

    Further reading

    • “Felge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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