German

Noun

Lager n ‎(genitive Lagers, plural Lager or Läger)

1. store; deposit
2. camp
3. bearing (mechanical device)
4. (short for Lagerbier) lager, beer of low fermentation

Declension

Derived terms

• Arbeitslager
• Konzentrationslager
• Lagergeld
• Stammlager
• Vernichtungslager

Descendants

• Estonian: laager
• Russian: лагерь ‎(lagerʹ)

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑːɡə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑːɡɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːɡə(r)

Noun

lager ‎(plural lagers)

1. A type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast.

Derived terms

Coordinate terms

Translations

Verb

lager ‎(third-person singular simple present lagers, present participle lagering, simple past and past participle lagered)

1. To store (lager beer) at a low temperature for maturing and clarification.

See also

• ale

Etymology 2

Noun

lager ‎(plural lagers)

1. Alternative spelling of laager

Verb

lager ‎(third-person singular simple present lagers, present participle lagering, simple past and past participle lagered)

1. Alternative spelling of laager

Anagrams

• Alger, Elgar, glare, large, regal

Danish

Etymology 1

From German Lager

Noun

lager n (singular definite lageret, plural indefinite lagre)

1. store, warehouse

Inflection

Etymology 2

Noun

lager c (singular definite lageren, plural indefinite lagere)

1. (rare) lager (type of beer)

Synonyms

• lagerøl

Inflection

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adjective

lager

1. Comparative form of laag; lower

Etymology 2

Noun

lager n ‎(plural [please provide], diminutive [please provide])

1. (archaic) bearing (a metal block or other construction holding a rotating axis in position)
2. (archaic) beer of low fermentation (also Lagerbier ‘lager beer’; from identical German)

German

Verb

lager

1. First-person singular present of lagern. (colloquial)
2. Imperative singular of lagern. (colloquial)

Icelandic

Noun

lager m ‎(genitive singular lagers, nominative plural lagerar)

1. stock, inventory
2. store, stock room

Declension

Antonyms

• (stock) vörubirgðir
• (store) vörugeymsla

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From German Lager

Noun

lager n ‎(definite singular lageret, indefinite plural lager or lagre, definite plural lagra or lagrene)

1. a warehouse
2. a bearing (mechanical part)

Derived terms

• varelager

Etymology 2

Verb

lager

1. present tense of lage

References

• “lager” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Lager

Noun

lager n ‎(definite singular lageret, indefinite plural lager, definite plural lagera)

1. a warehouse
2. a bearing (mechanical part)

Derived terms

• varelager

References

• “lager” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

lager n, c

1. a store, a warehouse; a place where things are stored, for example before they are moved out to the sales area in a shop
2. a supply, stock; the things in a store
3. a layer; a single thickness of some material covering a surface
4. a stratum; one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another
5. a bearing; a mechanical device that supports another part and/or reduces friction, especially between rotating parts.
6. a laurel, a crown of laurel, an academic merit c

   där de härliga lagrarna gro

   where the wonderful laurels grow (i.e. at the university)

   vila inte på lagrarna

   don't rest on your laurels (don't let old victories make you lazy)

7. a lager; a type of beer c

Declension

Derived terms

• glidlager
• kullager
• lagerbock
• lagerföra
• lagerhus
• lagerkrans
• lagerrensning
• lagerbyggnad
• lagra
• rullager

Synonyms

• (supply): förråd
• (stratum): skikt