Feder

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Feder.

Proper noun[edit]

Feder (plural Feders)

  1. A surname from German, equivalent to English Feather.

Statistics[edit]

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Feder is the 11026th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2884 individuals. Feder is most common among White (95.6%) individuals.

Further reading[edit]

German[edit]

German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Feder (4)

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German vëdere, from Old High German fedara (akin to Old Saxon fethara), from Proto-West Germanic *feþru, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”).

Compare Low German Fedder, Dutch veder, veer, English feather, Danish fjer, Swedish fjäder.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfeːdəʁ/, [ˈfeːdɐ]
  • Audio (Austria)(file)
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Fe‧der

Noun[edit]

Feder f (genitive Feder, plural Federn, diminutive Federchen n)

  1. feather
  2. spring (of a machine or gadget)
  3. (historical) quill pen
  4. nib (of a fountain pen)
    Synonym: Federspitze
  5. (metonymically) penholder, fountain pen
    Synonyms: Federhalter, Füllfederhalter

Declension[edit]

Declension of Feder [feminine]
singular plural
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[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Feder m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Feders or (with an article) Feder, feminine genitive Feder, plural Feders or Feder)

  1. a surname, equivalent to English Feather

Descendants[edit]

  • English: Feder, Feather

Further reading[edit]

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