flygel
See also: fłygel
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈflyːˀəl]
Noun
flygel n (singular definite flygelet or flyglet, plural indefinite flygler)
- (music) a grand piano
Inflection
Descendants
- Greenlandic: flygeli
Norwegian Bokmål
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
flygel n (definite singular flygelet, indefinite plural flygel, definite plural flygla)
- (music) a grand piano
Swedish

flyglar (2) on both sides of an old mansion

flygel (3)
Etymology
From German Flügel (“wing”), related to flyga (“to fly”), the same as Danish flygel, Icelandic flygill. Historically also used in the sense of a bird's wing. Military sense since 1635. Of buildings since 1740. Of pianos since 1773.
Noun
flygel c
- (military) a flank of a military troop
- (architecture) a wing of a building
- (music) a grand piano
Declension
Declension of flygel | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | flygel | flygeln | flyglar | flyglarna |
Genitive | flygels | flygelns | flyglars | flyglarnas |
Related terms
- flygelbyggnad
References
- flygel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
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