Balg

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German balc, from Old High German balg, from Proto-West Germanic *balgi. Words for inflated objects are often used to refer to children; compare western German Panz (“child”), which is related with Pansen (“rumen”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /balk/ IPA(key): /balç/ (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial) Rhymes: -alk === Noun === Balg m (strong, genitive Balges or Balgs, plural Bälge or Balge) (hunting) the hide of a small animal, such as a fox, hare, or bird, which is pulled off as one (technology) short for Blasebalg (“bellows”), used especially with musical instruments, such as the accordion (botany) follicle ==== Derived terms ==== balgen Blasebalg === Noun === Balg n or m (strong, genitive Balges or Balgs, plural Bälger) brat (a selfish, spoiled, or unruly child) Synonym: Göre ==== Usage notes ==== Usually neuter in this sense. ==== Derived terms ==== Wechselbalg === Further reading === Balg on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de “Balg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Balg (Tierhaut, Luftsack)” in Duden online “Balg (Kind)” in Duden online