Felge

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛlɡə/

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Etymology 1

From Middle High German velge, from Old High German felga, from Proto-Germanic *felgō. Cognate with Dutch velg, English felly.

Noun

Felge f (genitive Felge, plural Felgen)

1. wheelrim, felly

Declension

Declension of Felge [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Felge	die	Felgen
genitive	einer	der	Felge	der	Felgen
dative	einer	der	Felge	den	Felgen
accusative	eine	die	Felge	die	Felgen

Derived terms

• Leichtmetallfelge

Descendants

• → Polish: felga
• → Serbo-Croatian: felga

Etymology 2

From Middle High German velge, valge, from Old High German felga, from Proto-West Germanic *falgu, *falgi. Cognate with Dutch valg, English fallow.

Noun

Felge f (genitive Felge, plural Felgen)

1. (now dialectal, Austria, Bavaria) fallow (unseeded arable land)

   Synonyms: Brache, Brachland

Declension

Declension of Felge [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Felge	die	Felgen
genitive	einer	der	Felge	der	Felgen
dative	einer	der	Felge	den	Felgen
accusative	eine	die	Felge	die	Felgen

Further reading

• “Felge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache