"Prügel" meaning in German

See Prügel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈpʁyː.ɡəl] Audio: De-Prügel.ogg
Etymology: From Late Middle High German brügel, an l-suffixed formation from Middle High German brüge (“framework”), itself related to Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ (“bridge”), with semantic shift "framework" > "structured object" > "club, cudgel". Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|brügel}} Middle High German brügel, {{cog|gmh|brüge|t=framework}} Middle High German brüge (“framework”), {{cog|gem-pro|*brugjǭ|t=bridge}} Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ (“bridge”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Prügel m (strong, genitive Prügels, plural Prügel) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Prügels [genitive], Prügel [plural], strong [table-tags], Prügel [nominative, singular], Prügel [definite, nominative, plural], Prügels [genitive, singular], Prügel [definite, genitive, plural], Prügel [dative, singular], Prügeln [dative, definite, plural], Prügel [accusative, singular], Prügel [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. club, cudgel Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Prügel-de-noun-LuL3Hk9J Categories (other): Violence Disambiguation of Violence: 45 13 42
  2. (informal, mildly vulgar) cock, penis Tags: informal, masculine, mildly, strong, vulgar
    Sense id: en-Prügel-de-noun-Y63mM-Pe Categories (other): Violence Disambiguation of Violence: 45 13 42
  3. (plural only) swats, a beating, notably as corporal punishment Tags: masculine, plural, plural-only, strong Synonyms: Dresche [colloquial]
    Sense id: en-Prügel-de-noun-DyiEpvBf Categories (other): German pluralia tantum, German terms with collocations, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Violence, Weapons Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 22 6 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 9 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 5 80 Disambiguation of Violence: 45 13 42 Disambiguation of Weapons: 7 7 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Prügelbank, Prügelknabe, Prügler, prügeln

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Prügelbank"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Prügelknabe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Prügler"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "prügeln"
    }
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    }
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      "form": "Prügels",
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Prügel",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Prügel",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Prügel",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
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    {
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Prügel",
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      ]
    },
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Prügel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "definite",
        "plural"
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    }
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          "_dis": "45 13 42",
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          "name": "Violence",
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          "cudgel"
        ]
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        "strong"
      ]
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        "cock, penis"
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      ],
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        "vulgar"
      ]
    },
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        },
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          "langcode": "de",
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          "orig": "de:Weapons",
          "parents": [],
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        }
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            [
              12,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "english": "a good thrashing",
          "text": "eine Tracht Prügel",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "swats, a beating, notably as corporal punishment"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "swat",
          "swat"
        ],
        [
          "beating",
          "beating"
        ],
        [
          "corporal punishment",
          "corporal punishment"
        ]
      ],
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        "(plural only) swats, a beating, notably as corporal punishment"
      ],
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            "colloquial"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "plural-only",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpʁyː.ɡəl]"
    },
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    "Akademie-Verlag",
    "Berlin",
    "Wolfgang Pfeifer (etymologist)",
    "de:Prügel"
  ],
  "word": "Prügel"
}

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    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "de:Violence",
    "de:Weapons"
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    {
      "word": "Prügelbank"
    },
    {
      "word": "Prügelknabe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Prügler"
    },
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        "definite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Prügel",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Prügel",
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              18
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      ],
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      ],
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        "(plural only) swats, a beating, notably as corporal punishment"
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