Kragen

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See also: kragen and Krägen

German

 Kragen on German Wikipedia

Etymology

From Middle High German krage (“neck”), from Proto-Germanic *kragô (“throat”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrogʰ-. Cognate with Hunsrik Kraa, Dutch kraag, probably also English craw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkraːɡən/, ,
  • Rhymes: -aːɡn̩
  • Hyphenation: Kra‧gen
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Noun

Kragen m (strong, genitive Kragens, plural Kragen or Krägen)

  1. collar
  2. (obsolete outside fixed terms) neck

Declension

Declension of Kragen
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kragen die Kragen, Krägen
genitive eines des Kragens der Kragen, Krägen
dative einem dem Kragen den Kragen, Krägen
accusative einen den Kragen die Kragen, Krägen

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Kragen” in Duden online
  • “Kragen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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