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Lüge
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luge luege lugé lüge lugë
German
Alternative forms
gmw-cfr Lügen f Early Modern German
Etymology
de gmw-pro gem-pro
From de gmh lüge, from de goh lugī, from the root of de lügen to lie.
Merged with related gmh lügene lügen(e), from goh lugina, from gmw-pro *luginu. With the latter are cognate yi ליגן, lb Ligen, nl leugen, nds Lögen. The two forms were bound to merge as all Middle High German feminines in -en(e) end in -e in modern German.
Pronunciation
de /ˈlyːɡə/
de De-Lüge.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
lie
Declension
f
Derived terms
de Lebenslüge Lügendetektor Lügengebäude Lügengeschichte Lügenjournalismus Lügenpresse Lügensucht Lügen haben kurze Beine Lebenslüge Notlüge
Related terms
de lügen
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