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German
Etymology
From Middle High German kevje, from Old High German chevia, from Latin cavea (“cage”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛːfɪç/ (used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈkeːfɪç/ (particularly northern and eastern regions)
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛːfɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈkeːfɪk/ (particularly Eastern Austria)
- Hyphenation: Kä‧fig
- Rhymes: -ɛːfɪç
Noun
Käfig m (strong, genitive Käfiges or Käfigs, plural Käfige)
- cage
Declension
Derived terms
- Käfigei, Käfiggitter, Käfighaltung, Käfighuhn, Käfigläufer, Käfigtür
- Drahtkäfig, Faradayscher Käfig, Gitterkäfig, goldener Käfig, Zookäfig
- Messingkäfig, Metallkäfig, Stahlkäfig, Überrollkäfig, Vogelkäfig
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