Feder

See also: feder

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German fedara (akin to Old Saxon fethara), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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

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• IPA^(key): /ˈfeːdəʁ/, [ˈfeːdɐ]

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• Hyphenation: Fe‧der

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

• aus der Feder
• Bettfeder
• Federbett
• federführend
• Federhalter
• Federkiel
• Federmappe
• Federn lassen
• Federspitze
• Federzeichnung
• Kunstschriftfeder
• Schreibfeder
• sich mit fremden Federn schmücken
• Vogelfeder

 

Further reading

• “Feder” in Duden online