Zarge

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zarge (“side wall, frame, embankment”), from Old High German zarga (“rim, side wall”), from Proto-West Germanic *targā, from Proto-Germanic *targǭ (“edge”), from Proto-Indo-European *derǵʰ- (“to catch, grasp”). Akin to Old Norse targa (“small shield”). More at targe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsarɡə/, [ˈt͡saʁ.ɡə], [ˈt͡saɐ̯-], [ˈt͡saː-]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Homophone: zage (some speakers)

Noun

Zarge f (genitive Zarge, plural Zargen)

  1. frame of a door or (less often) a window
    Synonyms: Rahmen; Türrahmen, Fensterrahmen; (Austria, Bavaria) Türstock, Fensterstock
  2. frame, lining in various other technical senses
    1. bezel (of a gemstone)
      Synonym: Fassung

Usage notes

  • This word is common in artisanal parlance, but otherwise not generally understood (except perhaps in specific regions). The everyday words for door/window frame are Türrahmen, Fensterrahmen, in Austria and Bavaria also Türstock, Fensterstock.

Declension

Declension of Zarge [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Zarge die Zargen
genitive einer der Zarge der Zargen
dative einer der Zarge den Zargen
accusative eine die Zarge die Zargen

Derived terms

  • Eckzarge
  • Fensterzarge
  • Geigenzarge
  • Gitarrenzarge
  • Holzzarge
  • Lüftungszarge
  • Metallzarge
  • Stahlzarge
  • Tischzarge
  • Türzarge
  • Zargeneinbau
  • Zargenholz
  • Zargenspreize
  • Zargensystem
  • Zargenteil

Further reading

  • “Zarge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Zarge” in Duden online
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