Lager

See also: lager, läger, låger, and Läger

German

Etymology

From Old High German legar, from Proto-Germanic *legrą. Cognate with Danish lejr, Norwegian Bokmål leir, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍃 (ligrs), English lair, Swedish läger (“place to sleep/camp”) and lager (“storage/stock”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈlaːɡɐ]

Noun

Lager n (genitive Lagers, plural Lager or Läger)

storage, depot
camp
bearing (mechanical device)
Short for Lagerbier; lager (beer of low fermentation)

Declension

Declension of Lager

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

Declension of Lager

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

Derived terms

Descendants

Estonian: laager
Russian: лагерь (lagerʹ)

Further reading

Lager in Duden online

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