Geige

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German gīge, from Old High German gīga. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *gīganą (to move, wish, desire), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeyǵʰ-, *gʰeygʰ- (to yawn, gape, long for, desire). Alternatively an independent onomatopoeic formation.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaɪ̯ɡə/
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  • Hyphenation: Gei‧ge
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯ɡə

Noun

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Geige f (genitive Geige, plural Geigen)

  1. (music) violin, fiddle
    Synonyms: (chiefly specialist) Violine, (archaic or humorous) Fiedel

Declension

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Hypernyms

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Geige” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Geige” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Geige” in Duden online
  • Geige on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de