Tage
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish Taki "a guarantor", used as a given name since the 17th century.
Proper noun
Tage
- a male given name
French
Proper noun
Tage m
- Tagus (river in Spain and Portugal)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaːɡə/
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aːɡə
Noun
Tage m
- inflection of Tag:
- nominative/accusative/genitive plural
- (archaic) dative singular
Derived terms
- die Tage (adverbial)
Noun
Tage m pl (plural only)
- (informal) period, that time of the month (female menstruation)
- Synonyms: Periode, Regel, Monatsblutung
- Sie hat ihre Tage. ― She's having her period.
Usage notes
- Originally a euphemism, but no longer felt as such. It is always used with either a definite article (die Tage) or possessive pronoun (meine Tage etc.). It occurs most often with the verb haben.
Declension
Declension of Tage [pl-only, masculine]
Further reading
- “Tage” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Tage c (genitive Tages)
- a male given name of Danish origin