Belag

German

Etymology

From obsolete beliegen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈlaːk/ (standard)

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• IPA^(key): /bəˈlax/, /bəˈlaːx/ (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
• Rhymes: -aːk, -ax, -aːx

Noun

Belag m (strong, genitive Belages or Belags, plural Beläge)

1. surface (of a road)
2. covering, topping
3. fur (on the tongue)
4. lining

Declension

Declension of Belag [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Belag	die	Beläge
genitive	eines	des	Belages, Belags	der	Beläge
dative	einem	dem	Belag, Belage1	den	Belägen
accusative	einen	den	Belag	die	Beläge

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

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