Galgen

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German

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 Galgen on German Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Old High German galgo, from Proto-Germanic *galgô, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-, *ǵʰalg- (long switch, rod, shaft, pole, perch). Compare Dutch galg, English gallows, Danish galge.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡalɡən/, [ˈɡal.ɡŋ̍], [-ɡən]
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Noun

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Galgen m (strong, genitive Galgens, plural Galgen)

  1. gallows

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: галге
    Latin script: galge

Further reading

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  • Galgen” in Duden online
  • Galgen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache