Feigling

German

Etymology

feig (“yellow, cowardly”) +‎ -ling

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ̯klɪŋ/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ̯çlɪŋ/ (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Feig‧ling

Noun

Feigling m (strong, genitive Feiglings, plural Feiglinge)

  1. coward, chicken

Declension

Declension of Feigling [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Feigling die Feiglinge
genitive eines des Feiglings der Feiglinge
dative einem dem Feigling den Feiglingen
accusative einen den Feigling die Feiglinge

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɑɪ̯ʑliŋ/

Noun

Feigling m (plural Feiglinger)

  1. coward
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