Feigen
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See also: feigen
German[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
Feigen
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
Feigen m
- inflection of Feiger (“cowardly person”):
- strong genitive/accusative singular
- strong dative plural
- weak/mixed genitive/dative/accusative singular
- weak/mixed all-case plural
- 1788, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Egmont, Scene II:
- ...der Kerker ist's, des Grabes Vorbild, dem Helden wie dem Feigen widerlich.
- ...'t is the dungeon, emblem of the grave, revolting alike to the hero and the coward.