Flegel

See also: flegel and *fleġel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Flegel.

Proper noun

Flegel (plural Flegels)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Flegel is the 33990^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 669 individuals. Flegel is most common among White (97.01%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Flegel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 581.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vlegel, from Old High German flegil, from Proto-West Germanic *flagil, probably from Latin flagellum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfleːɡl̩/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

Flegel m (genitive Flegels, plural Flegel, diminutive Flegelchen n)

1. flail (historical weapon and agricultural implement)
2. (derogatory) lout, yob

Declension

Declension of Flegel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Flegel	die	Flegel
genitive	eines	des	Flegels	der	Flegel
dative	einem	dem	Flegel	den	Flegeln
accusative	einen	den	Flegel	die	Flegel

Derived terms

• beflegeln
• Flegelei
• flegelhaft
• Kriegsflegel
• Streitflegel

 

Further reading

• “Flegel” in Duden online
• “Flegel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Flegel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Flegel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.