Prügel

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Prügel. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Prügel, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Prügel in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Prügel you have here. The definition of the word Prügel will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofPrügel, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: prügel

German

German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Etymology

From Late Middle High German brügel, an l-suffixed formation from Middle High German brüge (“framework”), itself related to Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ (“bridge”), with semantic shift "framework" > "structured object" > "club, cudgel".[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Prügel m (strong, genitive Prügels, plural Prügel)

  1. club, cudgel
  2. (informal, mildly vulgar) cock, penis
  3. (plural only) swats, a beating, notably as corporal punishment
    Synonym: (colloquial) Dresche
    eine Tracht Prügel ― a good thrashing

Declension

Declension of Prügel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Prügel die Prügel
genitive eines des Prügels der Prügel
dative einem dem Prügel den Prügeln
accusative einen den Prügel die Prügel

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Prügel”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading

  • “Prügel” in Duden online
  • “Prügel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia