vogel

See also: vogël, vögel, Vogel, and Vögel

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vōgel, from Old Dutch fogal, vogal, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvoːɣəl/
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  • Hyphenation: vo‧gel
  • Rhymes: -oːɣəl

Noun

vogel m (plural vogels or vogelen, diminutive vogeltje n or vogelijn n)

  1. A bird, feathered animal
  2. A gaai, a feathered target in archery or shooting
  3. (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

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, vogal, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz.

Noun

vōgel m

  1. bird

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

  • vuegel

Descendants

Further reading

  • “voghel (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “vogel”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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