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Kragen

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See also: kragen and Krägen

German

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 Kragen on German Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Middle High German krage (neck), from Proto-Germanic *kragô (throat), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrogʰ-. Cognate with Hunsrik Kraa, Dutch kraag, probably also English craw; see the English for more (DWDS).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkraːɡən/, [ˈkʁaːɡŋ̍], [-ɡən]
  • Rhymes: -aːɡn̩
  • Hyphenation: Kra‧gen
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Kragen m (strong, genitive Kragens, plural Kragen or Krägen)

  1. collar
  2. (obsolete outside fixed terms) neck

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Kragen” in Duden online
  • Kragen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache