Lage

See also: lage, lagë, läge, and låge

Danish

Etymology

Variant of Lauge.

Proper noun

Lage

  1. a male given name

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaːɡə/
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  • Hyphenation: La‧ge
  • Rhymes: -aːɡə
  • Homophone: Laage

Etymology 1

From Middle High German lāge (“state of lying, reclining; esp. in ambush; situation; storehouse”), from Old High German lāga (“state of lying; ambush”). [1][2][3] By surface analysis, deverbal from liegen. Related to Lager (“storeroom; camp”), Liege f (“daybed”). Compare English lea (“meadow, open field”), English lie as in the lie of the land and ley, used in ley line.

Noun

Lage f (genitive Lage, plural Lagen)

  1. location, position
  2. situation, condition
  3. thickness (layer)
Declension
Declension of Lage [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Lage die Lagen
genitive einer der Lage der Lagen
dative einer der Lage den Lagen
accusative eine die Lage die Lagen
Hyponyms
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

Referring to its lower and possibly slope position in comparison to nearby hills.

Proper noun

Lage n (proper noun, genitive Lages or (optionally with an article) Lage)

  1. A city in Lippe district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  2. A municipality of County of Bentheim district, Lower Saxony, Germany

References
  1. “Lage” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
  2. “Lage” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  3. “Lager” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish Lage.

Proper noun

Lage c (genitive Lages)

  1. a male given name

Anagrams
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