Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vorlage

/ˈfɔɹlɑɡə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: vor-lage
IPA: /ˈfɔɹlɑɡə/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prior version or manifestation of a text.

noun

A skiing position in which the skier leans forward while keeping their heels in contact with the skis.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Vorlage.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Chronicles and Ezra-Nehemiah already existed in their individual Hebrew Vorlages, and 1 Esdras existed, probably in Hebrew, as a derivative from them."
"Rather the scribe had a Vorlage that was more conservative than MT in this detail."
"It is not enough to twist the body slightly in anticipation of planting the pole; the runner must be in a position of extreme vorlage before increasing the forward lean by reaching forward with the pole."
"The following are just a few of the reasons mistakes were made: (1) poor quality vorlages (i.e., manuscripts being copied from—some contained worm holes or became very dark from deterioration) […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from German Vorlage (“template, prototype”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Vorlage

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɔɹlɑɡə/
British English: /ˈfɔːlɑːɡə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Vorlages (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

vorlages

Questions

How do you pronounce vorlage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɔɹlɑɡə/.
What does vorlage mean?: A prior version or manifestation of a text.
Where does vorlage come from?: It is traced to German.

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