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Etymology edit

From Middle High German vürslac. By surface analysis, deverbal from vorschlagen or vor- +‎ Schlag.

Compare the noun Vorschlagen, gerund of the verb vorschlagen, and Luxembourgish Virschlag.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈfoːɐ̯ʃlaːk] (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯ʃlax/ (northern Germany and parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯ʃlaːx/ (parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
  • Hyphenation: Vor‧schlag

Noun edit

Vorschlag m (strong, genitive Vorschlages or Vorschlags, plural Vorschläge)

  1. suggestion, proposal (something proposed)
    Wir hätten auf ihren Vorschlag hören sollen.
    We should have listened to their suggestion.
  2. (music) an ornament in which one or more notes are added before the principal note, such as an appoggiatura or acciaccatura
    Hyponyms: Appoggiatura, Acciaccatura
    Bitte spiele den Vorschlag in Takt 23 etwas länger.
    Please play the appoggiatura in bar 23 a little longer.
  3. (firearms) the wad in a muzzleloader

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Further reading edit

  • Vorschlag” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Vorschlag” in Duden online