Bogen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German boge, from Old High German bogo, from Proto-West Germanic *bogō, from Proto-Germanic *bugô. Compare Dutch boog, English bow, Danish bue, Norwegian Nynorsk boge, Swedish båge. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboːɡən/, /ˈboː.ɡŋ̩/ === Noun === Bogen m (strong, genitive Bogens, plural Bögen or Bogen, diminutive Bögelchen n) bow (weapon) (music) bow (for playing stringed instruments) (architecture) arch (geometry) curve, arc sheet (of paper) ==== Usage notes ==== The normal plural is Bögen. This form is marked as southern in many dictionaries, but has now become the predominant form in the northern half of the language area, too. The unchanged plural Bogen is still predominant in some compound words (such as Ellenbogen or Regenbogen), but less common otherwise. ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bogenartig bogenweise bogig großer Bogen ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Kashubian: bóga ==== See also ==== Pfeil m === Further reading === “Bogen” in Duden online “Bogen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Bogen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.