Flegel
See also: flegel and *fleġel
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Flegel.
Proper noun
Flegel (plural Flegels)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Flegel is the 33990th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 669 individuals. Flegel is most common among White (97.01%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Flegel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 581.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German vlegel, from Old High German flegil, from Proto-West Germanic *flagil, probably from Latin flagellum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfleːɡl̩/
Audio (file)
Noun
Flegel m (genitive Flegels, plural Flegel, diminutive Flegelchen n)
- flail
- lout
Declension
Declension of Flegel [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Flegel | die | Flegel |
| genitive | eines | des | Flegels | der | Flegel |
| dative | einem | dem | Flegel | den | Flegeln |
| accusative | einen | den | Flegel | die | Flegel |
Derived terms
- beflegeln
- Flegelei
- flegelhaft
Further reading
- “Flegel” in Duden online
- “Flegel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Flegel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Flegel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.