Neuter

Gehänge

Meaning

  1. slope of a mountain
  2. anything that hangs down (chiefly ad-hoc use, somewhat common with jewelry, decorations)
  3. dangly bits (a man’s penis and scrotum)

Concepts

Synonyms

Dachkännel

Kähner

Dachkalle

Dachkandel

Kandel

Dachhengel

Dachkähner

Kännel

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

bhängg

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

ghängg

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡəˈhɛŋə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German gehenge. Equivalent to ge- (collective prefix) + hängen (“to hang”).

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