Bogen

See also: bogen, bögen, and Bögen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German boge, from Old High German bogo, from Proto-West Germanic *bogō, from Proto-Germanic *bugô. Compare Dutch boog, English bow, Danish bue, Norwegian Nynorsk boge, Swedish båge.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈboːɡən/, /ˈboː.ɡŋ̩/
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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. bow (weapon)
  2. (music) bow (for playing stringed instruments)
  3. (architecture) arch
  4. (geometry) curve, arc
  5. sheet (of paper)

Usage notes
  • The normal plural is Bögen. This form is marked as southern in many dictionaries, but has now become the predominant form in the northern half of the language area, too.
  • The unchanged plural Bogen is still predominant in some compound words (such as Ellenbogen or Regenbogen), but less common otherwise.

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Hyponyms
weapon
  • Fiberglasbogen
  • Flitzebogen
  • Kunststoffbogen
  • Schießbogen
music
  • Bassbogen
  • Bratschenbogen
  • Carbonbogen
  • Cellobogen
  • Gambenbogen
  • Geigenbogen
  • Kontrabassbogen
  • Rundbogen
  • Streichbogen
  • Violabogen
  • Violinbogen
  • Violoncellobogen
curve
arch
  • Fensterbogen
  • Torbogen
  • Triumpfbogen
  • Türbogen
sheet
  • A4-Bogen
  • Achtelbogen
  • Bilderbogen
  • Briefbogen
  • Briefmarkenbogen
  • Doppelbogen
  • Druckbogen
  • Einfachbogen
  • Erhebungsbogen
  • Erhebungsbogen
  • Fragebogen
  • Halbbogen
  • Korrekturbogen
  • Manuskriptbogen
  • Normalbogen
  • Papierbogen
  • Pergamentbogen
  • Standardbogen
  • Vierfachbogen
  • Viertelbogen
  • Zeitungsbogen

Derived terms
  • bogenartig
  • bogenweise
  • bogig

See also

Further reading
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