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German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡəˈføːɡl̩/
- Hyphenation: Ge‧vö‧gel
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle High German gevügele, from Old High German gifugili, equivalent to ge- + Vogel.
Noun
Gevögel n (strong, genitive Gevögels, no plural)
- (collectively, dated) birds
- 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Genesis 1:20 (with KJV translation)
Und Gott sprach: Es errege sich das Wasser mit webenden und lebendigen Tieren, und Gevögel fliege auf Erden unter der Feste des Himmels.- And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Declension
Etymology 2
From ge- + vögeln (“to fuck”).
Noun
Gevögel n (strong, genitive Gevögels, no plural)
- (vulgar) fuckery, sexual intercourse
- Synonym: Vögelei
Declension
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