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Feind

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vīant, from Old High German fīand, fīant, from Proto-West Germanic *fijand, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz.

Cognate to Low German Feend, Fiend, Icelandic fjandi, Dutch vijand, English fiend, Danish fjende, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (fijands), Yiddish פֿײַנד (faynd).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Feind m (strong, genitive Feindes or Feinds, plural Feinde, feminine Feindin)

  1. enemy, fiend, foe (male or of unspecified gender)
    Antonym: Freund
    Er ist mein größter Feind
    He is my greatest enemy.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Feind” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Feind” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Feind” in Duden online
  • Feind on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vīant, from Old High German fīand, fīant, from Proto-West Germanic *fijand, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Feind m (plural Feind)

  1. enemy
    Antonyms: Amigo, Freind

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Feind”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vīant, from Old High German fīand, fīant, from Proto-West Germanic *fijand, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fai̯nt/, [fɑɪ̯nt]

Noun

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Feind m (plural Feinden)

  1. enemy

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vīant, from Old High German fīand, fīant, from Proto-West Germanic *fijand, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz.

Cognate to German Feind, Low German Feend, Fiend, Icelandic fjandi, Dutch vijand, English fiend, Danish fjende, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (fijands).

Noun

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Feind m (plural Feind)

  1. enemy