Feige
See also: feige
English
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Feige (plural Feiges)
- A surname.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ̯ɡə/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ̯ɡə
Etymology 1
From Middle High German vīge, from Old High German fīga, from Proto-West Germanic *fīgā (“fig”).
Noun
Feige f (genitive Feige, plural Feigen)
Declension
Declension of Feige [feminine]
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
Feige f (adjectival, definite nominative die Feige, genitive Feiger, definite genitive der Feigen, plural Feige, definite plural die Feigen, masculine Feiger)
Declension
Declension of Feige [feminine, adjectival]
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| feminine gender | strong declension | |||
| nominative | Feige | Feige | ||
| genitive | Feiger | Feiger | ||
| dative | Feiger | Feigen | ||
| accusative | Feige | Feige | ||
| weak declension | ||||
| nominative | die | Feige | die | Feigen |
| genitive | der | Feigen | der | Feigen |
| dative | der | Feigen | den | Feigen |
| accusative | die | Feige | die | Feigen |
| mixed declension | ||||
| nominative | eine | Feige | (keine) | Feigen |
| genitive | einer | Feigen | (keiner) | Feigen |
| dative | einer | Feigen | (keinen) | Feigen |
| accusative | eine | Feige | (keine) | Feigen |
Noun
Feige m
- inflection of Feiger (“cowardly person”):
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative singular
Further reading
- “Feige” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Feige” in Duden online
- “Feige” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- Feige on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de