Verlag

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈlaːk/, /fɐˈlaːk/ (standard)

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• 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.

Related terms

• Verlagsleitung, Verlagswesen
• Buchverlag, Zeitungsverlag

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