Pflug

German

Etymology

From Middle High German pfluoc, from Old High German pfluog, phluog, from Proto-Germanic *plōgaz, *plōguz (“plough”). Cognate with Low German Ploog, Dutch ploeg, English plough, Scots pleuch, plou, West Frisian ploech, North Frisian plog, Danish plov, Swedish plog, Icelandic plógur.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pfluːk/ (standard)
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IPA^(key): /fluːk/ (northern and central Germany; quasi-standard)
IPA^(key): /fluːx/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)

Rhymes: -uːk
Homophones: Flug, Fluch (nonstandard)

Noun

Pflug m (genitive Pflugs or Pfluges, plural Pflüge)

plough, plow

Declension

Declension of Pflug

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pflug	die	Pflüge
genitive	eines	des	Pfluges, Pflugs	der	Pflüge
dative	einem	dem	Pflug, Pfluge¹	den	Pflügen
accusative	einen	den	Pflug	die	Pflüge

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Related terms

pflügen

Further reading

Pflug in Duden online

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