German

Noun

Plage f ‎(genitive Plage, plural Plagen)

1. plague (affliction or hardship, particularly when seen as a divine punishment)

   Sie ertrug alle Plagen des Krieges mit großer Tapferkeit.

   She endured all hardships of the war with great bravery.

   Manche Menschen erachten Aids als Plage für die Unzüchtigen.

   Some people consider AIDS to be a plague for the lewd.

2. plague; epidemic

   In Teilen des Landes ist eine Mückenplage ausgebrochen.

   A mosquito plague has broken out in parts of the country.

3. (informal) nuisance; annoyance; something annoying

   Diese neuen Glühbirnen sind echt ’ne Plage.

   These new light bulbs are really annoying.

Usage notes

• German Plage does not refer specifically to the bubonic plague, for which use Pest.

Declension

Synonyms

• (epidemic): Seuche; Epidemie
• (annoyance): Zumutung

Related terms

• plagen
• Plackerei

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From French plage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plaːʃ/

Noun

Plage f ‎(plural Plagen)

1. beach

English

Noun

plage ‎(plural plages)

1. (geography, obsolete) a region; country
   • Chaucer

     The plages of the north.

2. (astronomy) a bright region in the chromosphere of the Sun

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plaːɡə/, [ˈpʰlæːjə]

Noun

plage c (singular definite plagen, plural indefinite plager)

1. nuisance, pest

Inflection

Verb

plage ‎(imperative plag, infinitive at plage, present tense plager, past tense plagede, perfect tense har plaget)

1. bully
2. pester
3. worry

Synonyms

• pine

Derived terms

• plageånd
• plagsom

Dutch

Verb

plage

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of plagen

French

Etymology

From Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga, Cognate with Galician praia, Italian spiaggia, Occitan plaja, Portuguese praia, and Spanish playa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plaʒ/
• Rhymes: -ɑʒ

Noun

plage f ‎(plural plages)

1. beach
2. (mathematics) range

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Latin plaga, via Low German plage and Old Norse plága

Noun

plage f, m ‎(definite singular plaga or plagen, indefinite plural plager, definite plural plagene)

1. a plague (especially biblical)
2. an affliction, illness, pain
3. a bother, nuisance, pest, worry

Etymology 2

From Old Norse plága

Verb

plage ‎(imperative plag, present tense plager, passive plages, simple past plaga or plaget or plagde, past participle plaga or plaget or plagd, present participle plagende)

1. to afflict, bother, pester, plague, torment, trouble

References

• “plage” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin plaga, via Low German plage and Old Norse plága

Noun

plage f ‎(definite singular plaga, indefinite plural plager, definite plural plagene)

1. a plague (especially biblical)
2. an affliction, illness, pain
3. a bother, nuisance, pest, worry

References

• “plage” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.