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flygel.

a wing of a building

6 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. a wing of a building

    common-gender

  2. a grand piano

    common-gender

  3. a flank of a military troop

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From German Flügel (“wing”), equivalent to flyga (“to fly”) + -el (“agent suffix”). Compare Danish flygel, Icelandic flygill. Historically also used in the sense of a bird's wing. Doublet of flöjel.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.