Feige

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English

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Proper noun

Feige (plural Feiges)

  1. A surname.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ̯ɡə/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯ɡə

Etymology 1

From Middle High German vīge, from Old High German fīga, from Proto-West Germanic *fīgā (fig).

Noun

Feige f (genitive Feige, plural Feigen)

  1. fig
  2. (vulgar, rare) vulva
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Etymology 2

Noun

Feige f (adjectival, definite nominative die Feige, genitive Feiger, definite genitive der Feigen, plural Feige, definite plural die Feigen, masculine Feiger)

  1. (rare) female equivalent of Feiger: cowardly woman
Declension

Noun

Feige m

  1. inflection of Feiger (cowardly person):
    1. strong nominative/accusative plural
    2. weak nominative singular

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