Feigenblatt
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German
Etymology
From Feige (“fig”) + -n- + Blatt (“leaf”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Feigenblatt n (strong, genitive Feigenblattes or Feigenblatts, plural Feigenblätter, diminutive Feigenblättchen n)
- (also figuratively) fig leaf
- 2020 April, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, Norbert Blüm gestorben:
- Er galt in der schwarz-gelben Koalition je nach politischem Standort als "soziales Gewissen" oder "soziales Feigenblatt".
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Declension
Declension of Feigenblatt
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Feigenblatt | die | Feigenblätter |
| genitive | eines | des | Feigenblattes, Feigenblatts | der | Feigenblätter |
| dative | einem | dem | Feigenblatt, Feigenblatte1 | den | Feigenblättern |
| accusative | ein | das | Feigenblatt | die | Feigenblätter |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
- “Feigenblatt” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Feigenblatt” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Feigenblatt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Feigenblatt” in Duden online