"Courage" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /kuˈraːʒə/, [kuˈʁaːʒə], [kʊ-], /kuˈraːʃə/ Audio: De-Courage.ogg Forms: Courage [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Courage [nominative, singular], Courage [genitive, singular], Courage [dative, singular], Courage [accusative, singular]
Rhymes: -aːʒə Etymology: 16th century, from Middle French corage, courage. In the dialects often Germanised; compare Alemannic German Karäschi. The standard form remains under the influence of modern French. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|frm|corage}} Middle French corage, {{cog|gsw|Karäschi}} Alemannic German Karäschi, {{der|de|fr|-}} French Head templates: {{de-noun|f.sg}} Courage f (genitive Courage, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f.sg}}
  1. courage, guts, initiative Tags: feminine, no-plural Synonyms: Mut, Schneid, Beherztheit, Entschlossenheit, Initiative Derived forms: couragiert, Zivilcourage
    Sense id: en-Courage-de-noun-Ho9cO0j0 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. (obsolete, 17th-century military slang) vulva; vagina Tags: feminine, no-plural, obsolete
    Sense id: en-Courage-de-noun-BuGA003z Categories (other): Military
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