Feiger

German

Etymology

From the obsolete Middle High German veic (“fated to die”), which evolved into the meaning of "easily intimidated, fearful, cowardly".

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Feiger m (adjectival, definite nominative der Feige, genitive (des) Feigen, plural Feige, definite plural die Feigen, feminine Feige)

1. coward

Declension

Declension of Feiger [masculine, adjectival]

	singular		plural
masculine gender	strong declension
nominative	Feiger		Feige
genitive	Feigen		Feiger
dative	Feigem		Feigen
accusative	Feigen		Feige
	weak declension
nominative	der	Feige	die	Feigen
genitive	des	Feigen	der	Feigen
dative	dem	Feigen	den	Feigen
accusative	den	Feigen	die	Feigen
	mixed declension
nominative	ein	Feiger	(keine)	Feigen
genitive	eines	Feigen	(keiner)	Feigen
dative	einem	Feigen	(keinen)	Feigen
accusative	einen	Feigen	(keine)	Feigen

Further reading

• “Feiger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Feig”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 560.