Fieder

See also: fieder

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiːdəʁ/, [ˈfiːdɐ]

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• Hyphenation: Fie‧der

Noun

Fieder f (genitive Fieder, plural Fiedern, diminutive Fiederchen n)

1. (botany) pinna (leaflet of a pinnate compound leaf)
2. (zoology, dated) small feather

Declension

Declension of Fieder [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Fieder	die	Fiedern
genitive	einer	der	Fieder	der	Fiedern
dative	einer	der	Fieder	den	Fiedern
accusative	eine	die	Fieder	die	Fiedern

Derived terms

• Fiederung, gefiedert, Gefieder

Related terms

• Fiederblatt
• Endfieder, Seitenfieder

Further reading

• “Fieder” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German fedara, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō. Cognate with German Feder, Dutch veer, West Frisian fear, English feather, Icelandic fjöður.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfie̯der/, [ˈfiə̯.dɐ]

Noun

Fieder f (plural Fiederen)

1. feather