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Flügel

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vlügel, from Old High German *flugil, from Proto-Germanic *flugilaz. Cognate with Yiddish פֿליגל (fligl), Dutch vleugel, Middle Low German vlȫgel.

The use for the grand piano (18th c.) is due to the similarity in form to a bird’s wing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈflyːɡəl/, [ˈflyːɡl̩], [-ɡəl]
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  • Hyphenation: Flü‧gel

Noun

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Flügel m (strong, genitive Flügels, plural Flügel, diminutive Flügelchen n or Flüglein n)

  1. wing (of a bird, airplane, etc.)
    Der Vogel spreizte die Flügel.
    The bird spread its wings.
  2. leaf (of a door or window)
    Zweiflügelige Türelemente bestehen aus einem Gehflügel und einem Standflügel.
    Double-leaf door elements consist of a walking leaf and an inactive leaf.
  3. casement or sash (of a window)
    Der Flügel ist der bewegliche Teil des Fensters.
    The sash is the movable part of the window.
  4. blade or vane (of a propeller, impeller or turbine)
    Gab es einen besonders festlichen Anlass, wurden die Mühlenflügel in die Freudenschere gestellt.
    If there was a particularly festive occasion, the mill vanes were placed in the "shears of joy" position.
  5. wing (lateral part, especially of a building)
  6. (music) grand piano
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 14:
      Er begab sich ins Klavierzimmer, griff ein paar Akkorde auf dem verstimmten Flügel, verließ aber bald wieder den Raum, [...]
      He went to the piano room, struck a few chords on the out-of-tune grand piano, but soon left the room again, [...]
  7. (chiefly as Flügelchen) Short for Schwimmflügel (water wing, armband, swimmy).

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Danish: flygel
  • Esperanto: flugilo
  • Norwegian Bokmål: flygel
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: flygel
  • Swedish: flygel

Further reading

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