Vorhang
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German vorhanc, vürhanc. By surface analysis, deverbal from vorhängen.
Pronunciation
Noun
Vorhang m (strong, genitive Vorhanges or Vorhangs, plural Vorhänge)
Declension
Declension of Vorhang
Derived terms
- Bühnenvorhang m (“stage curtain”)
- Duschvorhang m (“shower curtain”)
- Eiserner Vorhang m (“Iron Curtain”)
- Fenstervorhang
- Türvorhang
- Vorhangsstoff
- Vorhangsschiene
Descendants
See also
- Gardine f (“thin, translucid curtain”)
- Jalousie f (“roller blind”)
- Rollladen f (“roller shutter”)
- Rollo, Rouleau n (“roller blind; roller shutter”)
Further reading
- “Vorhang” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Vorhang” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Vorhang” in Duden online
Vorhang on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Vorhang” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German Vorhang, Dutch voorhang.
Noun
Vorhang m (plural Vorheng)