Jäger

See also: jager, Jager, jäger, jæger, and Jæger

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈjeɪɡə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈjeɪ.ɡɚ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪɡə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

Noun

Jäger (plural Jägers)

  1. Alternative form of jaeger.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Jäger

  1. (informal) Clipping of Jägermeister.
Derived terms

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

jagen +‎ -er

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛːɡɐ/ (used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈjeːɡɐ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Jä‧ger

Noun

Jäger m (strong, genitive Jägers, plural Jäger, feminine Jägerin)

  1. hunter (male or of unspecified sex)
  2. fighter
  3. light infantry

Declension

Declension of Jäger [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Jäger die Jäger
genitive eines des Jägers der Jäger
dative einem dem Jäger den Jägern
accusative einen den Jäger die Jäger

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: jaeger
  • → Czech: Jágr (name)
  • → Finnish: jääkäri
  • → Russian: е́герь (jégerʹ)

See also

Proper noun

Jäger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Jägers or (with an article) Jäger, feminine genitive Jäger, plural Jägers or Jäger)

  1. a surname originating as an occupation

Further reading

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