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 (strong, genitive Gelages, plural Gelage)

  1. carousal; feast

Declension
Declension of Gelage [neuter, strong]
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
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