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German
Etymology
From Old High German gifugili. The expected modern form is *Gefügel, a collective form pertaining to Vogel (“bird”), cf. similar Dutch gevogelte. The connection with Vogel was lost in German and the word was at some point re-interpreted as Geflügel, that is “creatures with wings; winged ones”. Cf. Flügel (“wing”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Geflügel n (strong, genitive Geflügels, plural (referring to different species of birds) Geflügel)
- (collective) poultry, meat from birds
2012, Markus Hofstetter, Geflügel: Die Beliebtheit bei den deutschen Verbrauchern wächst, section 5:In den ersten sechs Monaten des laufenden Jahres kauften die deutschen Haushalte 19 Prozent mehr Bio-Geflügel gegenüber dem ersten Halbjahr 2011.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- poultry, birds raised for their meat
- Synonym: Federvieh
2016 May 9, “Hartkäse, Rohkost oder Kaugummi: Kauen schützt die Zähne”, in T-online:Insekten als Nahrungsmittel als ökologisch und ernährungsphysiologisch vorteilhaft im Vergleich mit Rindern, Schweinen oder Geflügel.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Geflügel
1Referring to different species of birds.
See also
Further reading
- “Geflügel” in Duden online
- “Geflügel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache