Gevögel
German
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Middle High German gevügele, from Old High German gifugili, equivalent to ge- + Vogel.
Noun
editGevögel n (strong, genitive Gevögels, no plural)
- (collectively, dated) birds
- 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Genesis 1:20 (with KJV translation)
- Und Gott sprach: Es errege sich das Wasser mit webenden und lebendigen Tieren, und Gevögel fliege auf Erden unter der Feste des Himmels.
- And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
- 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Genesis 1:20 (with KJV translation)
Declension
editDeclension of Gevögel [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Etymology 2
editFrom ge- + vögeln (“to fuck”).
Noun
editGevögel n (strong, genitive Gevögels, no plural)
- (vulgar) fuckery, sexual intercourse
- Synonym: Vögelei
Declension
editDeclension of Gevögel [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Further reading
edit- “Gevögel” in Duden online
- “Gevögel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Gevögel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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