Balg
See also: balg
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German balc, from Old High German balg, from Proto-West Germanic *balgi.
Words for inflated objects are often used to refer to children; compare western German Panz (“child”), which is related with Pansen (“rumen”).
Cognates
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /balk/
- IPA(key): /balç/ (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -alk
Noun edit
Balg m (strong, genitive Balges or Balgs, plural Bälge or Balge)
- (hunting) the hide of a small animal, such as a fox, hare, or bird, which is pulled off as one
- (technology) short for Blasebalg (“bellows”), used especially with musical instruments, such as the accordion
- (botany) follicle
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
Balg n or m (strong, genitive Balges or Balgs, plural Bälger)
Usage notes edit
- Usually neuter in this sense.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- Balg on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Balg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Balg (Tierhaut, Luftsack)” in Duden online
- “Balg (Kind)” in Duden online