Bogen

From Middle High German boge, from Old High German bogo, from Proto-West Germanic *bogō, from Proto-Germanic *bugô. Compare Dutch boog, English bow, Danish bue, Norwegian Nynorsk boge, Swedish båge.

• IPA^(key): /ˈboːɡən/, /ˈboː.ɡŋ̩/

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Bogen m (strong, genitive Bogens, plural Bögen or Bogen, diminutive Bögelchen n)

1. bow (weapon)
2. (music) bow (for playing stringed instruments)
3. (architecture) arch
4. (geometry) curve, arc
5. sheet (of paper)

• The normal plural is Bögen. This form is marked as southern in many dictionaries, but has now become the predominant form in the northern half of the language area, too.
• The unchanged plural Bogen is still predominant in some compound words (such as Ellenbogen or Regenbogen), but less common otherwise.

• bogenartig
• bogenweise
• bogig

• → Kashubian: bóga

• Pfeil m

• “Bogen” in Duden online
• “Bogen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Bogen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.