Verlag

German

Etymology

From verlegen; used until the 16th century to mean “expenses”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈlaːk/, /fɐˈlaːk/ (standard)
  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /fɐˈlax/ (northern Germany and parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
  • IPA(key): /fɐˈlaːx/ (parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
  • Rhymes: -aːk, -ax, -aːx

Noun

Verlag m (strong, genitive Verlages or Verlags, plural Verlage or Verläge)

  1. publishing house, publisher (a company that produces and sells books, booklets, magazines)
    Der Verlag hat eine Neuauflage dieses Buchs in Auftrag gegeben.
    The publishing house has commissioned a new edition of this book.

Usage notes

  • The standard plural is Verlage.
  • The plural Verläge is quite normal in common usage, it being in line with related plurals such as Beläge. Its acceptability in formal style may vary by region.

Declension

Declension of Verlag [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Verlag die Verlage, Verläge
genitive eines des Verlages, Verlags der Verlage, Verläge
dative einem dem Verlag, Verlage1 den Verlagen, Verlägen
accusative einen den Verlag die Verlage, Verläge

1Now rare, see notes.

References

  • Prowe, Gunhild with Schneider, Jill and Rowlinson, William (1993) The Oxford Paperback German Dictionary & Grammar, Chatham, Kent, UK: Mackays of Chatham plc, published 1995, →ISBN, page 245

Further reading

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