Folge

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See also: folge and følge

German

Etymology

From Middle High German volge, from Old High German folga, from Proto-West Germanic *folgēn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔlɡə/
  • Hyphenation: Fol‧ge
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Noun

Folge f (genitive Folge, plural Folgen)

  1. sequence
    eine Folge von Schrittena sequence of steps
  2. consequence
    verheerende Folgendevastating consequences
    • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, “Aus dem Lande der Ostseeritter”, in Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun., page 104:
      So hatte Dorothee über ihr Leben entschieden. Denn was nachher daraus wurde, war ja nur die weitere Folge dieses Entschlusses.
      So Dorothee had decided her future life. Because what became of it later, was only the further consequence of this decision.
  3. (television) episode
    die dritte Folgethe third episode

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Further reading

  • Folge” in Duden online
  • Folge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache