Felge

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛlɡə/
  • Audio:(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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