Lager
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, from Proto-West Germanic *legr.
Cognate with Dutch leger, Middle Low German lēger, English lair, Danish lejr, Norwegian Bokmål leir, Swedish läger (“place to sleep”) and lager (“storage, stock”), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍃 (ligrs).
The modern form with -a- is of East Central German origin, apparently due to influence by the related word Lage. The original form with a front vowel has been preserved as an alternative—albeit fairly rare—plural.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editLager n (strong, genitive Lagers, plural Lager or Läger)
- place where one sleeps, such as a bed or a spot in a barn, etc.
- Matratzenlager ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- lair of an animal (but not usually underground, for which Bau)
- camp (accommodation of tents or quickly built houses)
- Flüchtlingslager ― refugee camp
- 1783, Gen. Henry Humphrey Evans Lloyd, translated by Maj. Georg Friedrich Ludwig Tempelhof, Geſchichte des ſiebenjährigen Krieges in Deutſchland zwiſchen dem Könige von Preußen und der Kaiſerin Königin mit ihren Alliirten [History of the Seven Years’ War in Germany between the King of Prussia and the Empress-Queen and her allies], Erſter Theil, welcher die Feldzüge von 1756 und 1757 enthält. [First part, which contains the campaigns of 1756 and 1757.], Berlin: Johann Friedrich Unger, Ⅻ. Anmerkung. Schlacht bei Jägerndorf. [XIIth Annotation. Battle of Jägerndorf.], page 339:
- Gleich nach ſeiner Ankunft in dieſem Lager rekognoſzirte der Feldmarſchall Lehwald den Feind mit einer kleinen Bedekkung, konnte aber von dem Lager der großen Armee nichts entdekken, nur etliche Koſaken Läger wurde er gewahr.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (obsolete) army, especially but not exclusively when encamped
- (figurative) camp, party (group of people sharing some interest or opinion)
- 2024 November 22, Maximilian Arnhold, quoting Christoph Bals, “Der Trump im Raum”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[1], →ISSN:
- Entwicklungs- und Umweltverbände wie die NGO Germanwatch widersprechen Morgans Darstellung allerdings deutlich: „Viele Länder aus dem fossilen Lager blockieren gerade wegen des Wahlausgangs in den USA mit neuem Selbstvertrauen hier notwendige Schritte für Klimaschutz“, kritisiert Geschäftsführer Christoph Bals.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- stock; storage; warehouse; depot; repository (building or room used for keeping goods)
- auf Lager ― in stock
- (geology, mining) measure (of some resource)
- (mechanics) bearing
- (beer) Short for Lagerbier: lager (beer of low fermentation)
Declension
editDeclension of Lager [neuter, strong]
Hyponyms
edit- Arbeitslager
- Atommülllager
- auf Lager
- Auffanglager
- Bombenlager
- Endlager
- Feldlager
- Ferienlager
- Flüchtlingslager n (“refugee camp”)
- Gefangenenlager
- Kohlelager
- Konzentrationslager
- Kosakenlager
- Kriegsgefangenenlager
- Kugellager
- Militärlager
- Munitionslager
- Nachtlager
- Parteilager
- Pfadfinderlager
- Rheinwiesenlager
- Ruhelager
- Sammellager
- Sommerlager
- Sprengstofflager
- Stammlager
- Straflager
- Trainingslager
- Umerziehungslager
- Vernichtungslager
- Vorratslager
- Waffenlager
- Winterlager
- Zeltlager
- Zentrallager
- Zwischenlager
Derived terms
edit- lagerartig, lagerförmig
- Lagerist
- lagern (“to store”)
Related terms
edit- Lagerarbeiter
- Lageraufseher
- Lagerbestand
- Lagerbier
- Lagereingang
- Lagerfeuer
- Lagerfläche
- Lagerfrist
- Lagergebäude
- Lagergelände
- Lagergeld
- Lagerhaft
- Lagerhalde
- Lagerhalle
- Lagerhaus
- Lagerkampf
- Lagerkeller
- Lagerkoller
- Lagerkommandant
- Lagerlogistik
- Lagerort
- Lagerplatz
- Lagerraum
- Lagerstatt
- Lagerstätte
- Lagerstelle
- Lagertemperatur
- Lagertor
- Lagerverkauf
- Lagerverwalter
- Lagerzaun
- Lagerzerstörung
- See also the compounds at lagern.
Descendants
edit- → Czech: lágr
- → Danish: lager
- → Dutch: lager
- → English: laager
- → English: lager
- → Estonian: laager
- → Norwegian:
- → Romanian: lagăr
- → Russian: лагерь (lagerʹ)
- → Serbo-Croatian: lȏgor
- → Swedish: lager
Further reading
edit- “Lager” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Lager” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Lager” in Duden online
- “Lager” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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