Verlag
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈlaːk/, /fɐˈlaːk/ (standard)
Audio (file)
- IPA(key): /fɐˈlax/ (northern Germany and parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
- IPA(key): /fɐˈlaːx/ (parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
- Rhymes: -aːk, -ax, -aːx
Noun
Verlag m (strong, genitive Verlages or Verlags, plural Verlage or Verläge)
- publishing house, publisher (a company that produces and sells books, booklets, magazines)
- Der Verlag hat eine Neuauflage dieses Buchs in Auftrag gegeben.
- The publishing house has commissioned a new edition of this book.
Usage notes
- The standard plural is Verlage.
- The plural Verläge is quite normal in common usage, it being in line with related plurals such as Beläge. Its acceptability in formal style may vary by region.
Declension
Declension of Verlag [masculine, strong]
Related terms
- Verlagsleitung, Verlagswesen
- Buchverlag, Zeitungsverlag
References
- Prowe, Gunhild with Schneider, Jill and Rowlinson, William (1993) The Oxford Paperback German Dictionary & Grammar, Chatham, Kent, UK: Mackays of Chatham plc, published 1995, →ISBN, page 245
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