Fliege

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German fliege, vliege, from Old High German flioga, from Proto-Germanic *fleugǭ. Cognate with Old English flēoġe (>English fly).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfliːɡə/
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  • Hyphenation: Flie‧ge

Noun

Fliege f (genitive Fliege, plural Fliegen)

  1. fly (insect)
  2. (fashion) bowtie

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Further reading

  • Fliege” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Fliege” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Fliege” in Duden online
  • Fliege on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de