Galgen

See also: galgen

German

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /ˈɡalɡən/, [ˈɡalɡən], [ˈɡalɡŋ̩]
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Noun

Galgen m (genitive Galgens, plural Galgen)

gallows

Declension

Declension of Galgen

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Galgen	die	Galgen
genitive	eines	des	Galgens	der	Galgen
dative	einem	dem	Galgen	den	Galgen
accusative	einen	den	Galgen	die	Galgen

Derived terms

Galgenhumor
Galgenvogel
Galgenmännchen

Descendants

→ Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: галге

Latin: galge

Further reading

Galgen in Duden online

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