Prügel

See also: prügel

German

Etymology

From Late Middle High German brügel, an l-suffixed formation from Middle High German brüge (“framework”), itself related to Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ (“bridge”), with semantic shift "framework" > "structured object" > "club, cudgel".[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʁyː.ɡəl]
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Noun

Prügel m (strong, genitive Prügels, plural Prügel)

  1. club, cudgel
  2. (informal, mildly vulgar) cock, penis
  3. (plural only) swats, a beating, notably as corporal punishment
    Synonym: (colloquial) Dresche
    eine Tracht Prügel ― a good thrashing

Declension

Declension of Prügel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Prügel die Prügel
genitive eines des Prügels der Prügel
dative einem dem Prügel den Prügeln
accusative einen den Prügel die Prügel

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Prügel”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading

  • “Prügel” in Duden online
  • “Prügel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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