Masculine
Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) suggestion, proposal (something proposed)
  2. (masculine, strong) an ornament in which one or more notes are added before the principal note, such as an appoggiatura or acciaccatura
  3. (masculine, strong) the wad in a muzzleloader

Frequency

B1
Dialects

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Appenzell Innerrhoden

vorschlag

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

voorschlaag

Basel-Stadt

Basel-Stadt

vorschlag

Zürich

Zürich

vorschlag

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈfoːɐ̯ʃlaːk]
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German vürslac. By surface analysis, deverbal from vorschlagen or vor- + Schlag. Compare the noun Vorschlagen, gerund of the verb vorschlagen, and Luxembourgish Virschlag.

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