Gelage
German
Etymology
Borrowed (and phonetically adapted) from Middle Low German gelach, gelōch. Pertaining to legen (“to lay”) and hence originally “food and drink laid on the table”. Now often associated more closely with liegen (“to lie”) and interpreted as “party where people lie down drunk”. Compare Dutch gelag.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡəˈlaːɡə/
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Noun
Gelage n (genitive Gelages, plural Gelage)
- carousal
Declension
Declension of Gelage
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Gelage | die | Gelage |
| genitive | eines | des | Gelages | der | Gelage |
| dative | einem | dem | Gelage | den | Gelagen |
| accusative | ein | das | Gelage | die | Gelage |