Kaddig

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Entered German from Low Prussian (German Low German) Kaddig, Kaddik (“juniper”), perhaps as early as the Middle Low German period. From Old Prussian kadegis (“juniper”), from or cognate to Lithuanian kadagys (“juniper”), disputed whether the source or descendants of Proto-Finnic *kataga (“juniper”).

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Noun

Kaddig m (strong, genitive Kaddigs, no plural)

  1. (regional, originally Prussia, Baltic) juniper (Juniperus communis)
    Synonym: Wacholder

Declension

Declension of Kaddig [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Kaddig
genitive eines des Kaddigs
dative einem dem Kaddig
accusative einen den Kaddig
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