Kragen

See also: kragen and Krägen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German krage (“neck”), from Proto-Germanic *kragô (“throat”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrogʰ-. Cognate with Hunsrik Kraa, Dutch kraag, probably also English craw.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkraːɡən/, [ˈkʁaːɡŋ̍], [-ɡən]
Rhymes: -aːɡn̩
Hyphenation: Kra‧gen
Audio (file)

Noun

Kragen m (strong, genitive Kragens, plural Kragen or Krägen)

collar
(obsolete outside fixed terms) neck

Declension

Declension of Kragen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kragen	die	Kragen, Krägen
genitive	eines	des	Kragens	der	Kragen, Krägen
dative	einem	dem	Kragen	den	Kragen, Krägen
accusative	einen	den	Kragen	die	Kragen, Krägen

Derived terms

an den Kragen gehen
den Kragen kosten
der Kragen platzt
Hemdkragen
Kopf und Kragen
Kragenente
Rollkragen
Stehkragen

Further reading

“Kragen” in Duden online
“Kragen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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