Noun: Degen
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Degen |
| Plural | Degen |
Definite
| Singular | der Degen |
| Plural | die Degen |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Degens |
| Plural | Degen |
Definite
| Singular | des Degens |
| Plural | der Degen |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Degen |
| Plural | Degen |
Definite
| Singular | dem Degen |
| Plural | den Degen |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | einen Degen |
| Plural | Degen |
Definite
| Singular | den Degen |
| Plural | die Degen |
Sample Sentences
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[Der Prinz.] […] Er war es, der sich meinen Ansprüchen auf Sabionetta am meisten widersetzte. – Ein alter Degen; stolz und rauh; sonst bieder und gut! [1772, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Emilia Galotti, 1. Aufzug, 4. Auftritt:]
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[Thibaut.] Wo aber waren denn die tapfern Degen / Saintrailles, La Hire und Frankreichs Brustwehr, / Der heldenmütge Bastard, daß der Feind / So allgewaltig reißend vorwärts drang? (The Maid of Orleans) [1801, Friedrich Schiller, Die Jungfrau von Orleans [The Maid of Orleans], Prolog, 3. Auftritt:]
Nouns inflected like Degen
Totenkopfäffchen,
Türhaken,
Menschenhaufen,
Drachen,
Vaterschaftsgutachten,
Willkommen,
Biskuitkuchen,
Hintergaumen,
Vernehmlassungsverfahren,
Integralzeichen,
Bierfäßchen,
Böötchen,
Flughörnchen,
Granitfelsen,
Kreuzzeichen,
Luftfahrzeugkennzeichen,
Sensibelchen,
Pluszeichen,
Musikantenknochen,
Verkürzungszeichen, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. Since ca. 1400, at first as degen, but also dege, dägen, tägen. Usually derived from Middle French dague, but the origin of the e-vocalism is unclear. An eastern dialectal *degue is possible, but apparently unattested, whereas Czech dýka is considered a borrowing from German. See French dague and Italian daga for more. Probably also related with the family of English dagger.
2. From the 17th century, the sense “dagger” is restricted to Dolch, while Degen comes to refer to longer weapons, especially thrust-oriented dueling swords. By the 18th century it was used of any sword worn as part of a uniform. See: Czech Nouns '
dýka', French Nouns '
dague', Italian Nouns '
daga', English Nouns '
dagger'.
Verbs referencing "Degen"
English Nouns
dagger, English Nouns
thane, Icelandic Nouns
þegn, English Nouns
degen, Portuguese Nouns
adaga, German Nouns
Than.
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