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)):

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• 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