Gelege
German, noun/ɡəˈleːɡə/
Gelege is spelled G-E-L-E-G-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 73,335th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gelege is a German neuter noun meaning “a sitting, a clutch or nest of eggs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “alle Eier, die zu einer bestimmten Zeit an einem bestimmten Ort abgelegt wurden”.
What does Gelege mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutera sitting, a clutch or nest of eggs
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. alle Eier, die zu einer bestimmten Zeit an einem bestimmten Ort abgelegt wurden 2. mit der Sichel zusammengerafftes Getreide 3. textile Flächenstruktur, die unter anderem zur Verstärkung von Verbundstoffen genutzt wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Gelege
- Geleges genitive
- Gelegen dative definite plural
- Geläge alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gelege?
- /ɡəˈleːɡə/
- [ɡəˈleːɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gelege
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gelege in German?
Gelege appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).