Flagge

Borrowed through Low German from English flag, or from early modern Dutch vlagghe. Compare contemporary Dutch vlag. See also Old Norse flǫgra and German flackern.

• IPA^(key): /ˈflaɡə/

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• Rhymes: -aɡə
• Hyphenation: Flag‧ge

Flagge f (genitive Flagge, plural Flaggen)

1. flag

   Synonyms: Fahne, Banner

• Flagge is restricted chiefly to flags of nations or ships. For these two contexts it is more common than Fahne (the more general term).

• beflaggen
• Flagge zeigen
• Vietnamflagge

• Flaggenkunde, Flaggenmast, Flaggenstange, Flaggentuch, Flaggenwechsel
• Dienstflagge, Landesflagge, Piratenflagge, Rautenflagge, Staatsflagge, Streifenflagge

• “Flagge” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Flagge” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Flagge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Flagge” in Duden online