feig

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /faɪ̯k/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /faɪ̯ç/ (northern and central Germany; but rare since feige is preferred)
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Adjective

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feig (strong nominative masculine singular feiger, comparative feiger, superlative am feigsten)

  1. (colloquial, poetic) Alternative form of feige

Declension

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Further reading

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  • feig” in Duden online
  • feig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse feigr, from Proto-Germanic *faigijaz. Cognates include Icelandic and Faroese feigur, Swedish feg, Danish fej, German feige, Dutch veeg and English fey.

Adjective

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feig (neuter feigt, definite singular and plural feige, comparative feigare, indefinite superlative feigast, definite superlative feigaste)

  1. cowardly, not brave
    Synonyms: pinglete, pysete
  2. (archaic or poetic) fey; doomed, about to die
  3. (archaic or poetic) fey; dying

Derived terms

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