Gevögel

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈføːɡl̩/
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧vö‧gel

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle High German gevügele, from Old High German gifugili, equivalent to ge- + Vogel.

Noun

Gevögel n (strong, genitive Gevögels, no plural)

  1. (collectively, dated) birds
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Genesis 1:20 (with KJV translation)
      Und Gott sprach: Es errege sich das Wasser mit webenden und lebendigen Tieren, und Gevögel fliege auf Erden unter der Feste des Himmels.
      And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Declension

Etymology 2

From ge- + vögeln (to fuck).

Noun

Gevögel n (strong, genitive Gevögels, no plural)

  1. (vulgar) fuckery, sexual intercourse
    Synonym: Vögelei
Declension

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