Feder

See also feder

German

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Etymology

From Old High German fedara, akin to Old Saxon fethara.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ˈfeːdəʁ/, [ˈfeːdɐ]
• Hyphenation: Fe‧der

Noun

Feder f (genitive Feder, plural Federn)

1. feather
2. a spring of a machine or gadget
3. a pen, used as a writing tool in ancient times

Declension

declension of Feder

	singular			plural
f gender	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Feder	die	Federn
genitive	einer	der	Feder	der	Federn
dative	einer	der	Feder	den	Federn
accusative	eine	die	Feder	die	Federn

Derived terms

• aus der Feder
• Federbett
• federführend
• Federn lassen