Plage

See also: plage and plagë

German

Etymology

From early Middle High German plāge, from Latin plāga (“blow, wound”). The word was originally chiefly Central German, therefore sometimes secondarily adapted to the Upper German consonantism as (later) Middle High German pflāge, which form did not last, however. More at plague.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplaːɡə/

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Noun

Plage f (genitive Plage, plural Plagen)

1. plague (affliction or hardship, particularly when seen as a divine punishment)

   Sie ertrug alle Plagen des Krieges mit großer Tapferkeit.

   She endured all hardships of the war with great bravery.

   Manche Menschen erachten Aids als Plage für die Unzüchtigen.

   Some people consider AIDS to be a plague for the lewd.

2. plague; epidemic

   Synonyms: Seuche, Epidemie

   In Teilen des Landes ist eine Mückenplage ausgebrochen.

   A mosquito plague has broken out in parts of the country.

3. (informal) nuisance; annoyance; something annoying

   Synonym: Zumutung

   Diese neuen Glühbirnen sind echt ’ne Plage.

   These new light bulbs are really annoying.

Usage notes

• German Plage does not refer specifically to the bubonic plague, for which use Pest.

Declension

Declension of Plage [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Plage	die	Plagen
genitive	einer	der	Plage	der	Plagen
dative	einer	der	Plage	den	Plagen
accusative	eine	die	Plage	die	Plagen

Hyponyms

• Heuschreckenplage
• Insektenplage
• Kaninchenplage
• Mückenplage
• Rattenplage
• Schneckenplage
• Wildschweinplage

 

Related terms

• plagen
• Plackerei

Further reading

• “Plage” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From French plage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plaːʃ/

Noun

Plage f (plural Plagen)

1. beach