vogel

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See also: vogël, vögel, Vogel, and Vögel

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vōgel, from Old Dutch fogal, vogal, from Proto-West Germanic *fugl, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz. Cognate with German Vogel, English fowl, Icelandic fugl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvoːɣəl/, (Hollandic)
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  • Hyphenation: vo‧gel
  • Rhymes: -oːɣəl

Noun

vogel m (plural vogels or vogelen, diminutive vogeltje n or vogelijn n)

  1. bird, any member of the class Aves
    De tuin zit vol met verschillende soorten vogels, zoals merels, mussen en roodborstjes.
    The garden is full of different types of birds, such as blackbirds, sparrows, and robins.
    Het geluid van fluitende vogels vulde de lucht in de vroege ochtend.
    The sound of chirping birds filled the air in the early morning.
  2. a feathered target in archery or shooting
    Synonym: gaai
    De schutter mikte op het kleine vogeltje dat op de paal was geplaatst.
    The archer aimed at the small feathered target placed on the pole.
    Het schieten op vogels is een traditionele sport in sommige landen.
    Shooting at bird targets is a traditional sport in some countries.
  3. (figuratively, slang) A dude, a cat (slang term for a man).

Usage notes

The word vogel is one of the few words where the obsolete Dutch diminutive suffix -lijn can still be encountered: vogelijn (“little bird”) is chiefly poetic and can be found in poems and songs, but is not often used elsewhere.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: voël
    • → English: voël
  • Jersey Dutch: fœüxel
  • Negerhollands: vogel
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: fogul
  • →? Sranan Tongo: fowru, vol, vool
    • → Saramaccan: fóu

References

  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition)

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch fogal, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz.

Noun

vōgel m

  1. bird

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

Descendants

Further reading

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫgъlъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

vọ̑gəł m inan

  1. Alternative form of ọ̑gəł (“corner”)

Declension

 The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. vógel
gen. sing. vógla
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik) 		vógel vógla vógli
genitive
(rodȋlnik) 		vógla vóglov vóglov
dative
(dajȃlnik) 		vóglu vógloma vóglom
accusative
(tožȋlnik) 		vógel vógla vógle
locative
(mẹ̑stnik) 		vóglu vóglih vóglih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik) 		vóglom vógloma vógli

Further reading

  • “vogel”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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