Zarge

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zarge (“side wall, frame, embankment”), from Old High German zarga (“rim, side wall”), from Proto-West Germanic *targā, from Proto-Germanic *targǭ (“edge”), from Proto-Indo-European *derǵʰ- (“to catch, grasp”). Akin to Old Norse targa (“small shield”). More at targe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Zarge f (genitive Zarge, plural Zargen)

  1. frame, border
  2. bezel (of a gemstone)
    Synonym: Fassung
  3. short for Türzarge

Declension

Declension of Zarge [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Zarge die Zargen
genitive einer der Zarge der Zargen
dative einer der Zarge den Zargen
accusative eine die Zarge die Zargen

Derived terms

  • Eckzarge
  • Fensterzarge
  • Geigenzarge
  • Gitarrenzarge
  • Holzzarge
  • Lüftungszarge
  • Metallzarge
  • Stahlzarge
  • Tischzarge
  • Türzarge
  • Zargeneinbau
  • Zargenholz
  • Zargenspreize
  • Zargensystem
  • Zargenteil

Further reading

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