"Gelege" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ɡəˈleːɡə/ Audio: De-Gelege.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German gelēge, gelæge (“a lying, things lying about”), from Old High German *gilāgi, from Proto-Germanic *(ga)lēgiją, ablaut derivation from *ligjaną, whence liegen (“to lie”). Cognate with unprefixed Old Norse lægi. The form with ⟨e⟩ continues the older Central German spelling, reinforced by analogy with related legen (“to lay”); hence by surface analysis, ge- + legen + -e. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|gelēge}} Middle High German gelēge, {{inh|de|goh||*gilāgi}} Old High German *gilāgi, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*lēgiją|*(ga)lēgiją}} Proto-Germanic *(ga)lēgiją, {{cog|non|lægi}} Old Norse lægi, {{surface analysis|de|ge-|legen|-e|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, ge- + legen + -e Head templates: {{de-noun|n,s,-}} Gelege n (strong, genitive Geleges, plural Gelege), {{tlb|de|agriculture|ornithology}} (agriculture, ornithology) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,s,-}} Forms: Geleges [genitive], Gelege [plural], strong [table-tags], Gelege [nominative, singular], Gelege [definite, nominative, plural], Geleges [genitive, singular], Gelege [definite, genitive, plural], Gelege [dative, singular], Gelegen [dative, definite, plural], Gelege [accusative, singular], Gelege [accusative, definite, plural], Geläge [alternative, obsolete]
  1. a sitting, a clutch or nest of eggs Tags: neuter, strong Related terms: Legebatterie, Legehenne, Gelage

Inflected forms

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  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "Legebatterie"
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