Kaddig

German

Alternative forms

• Kaddich, Kattig, Kattich

Etymology

Entered German from Low Prussian (German Low German) Kaddig, Kaddik (“juniper”), perhaps as early as the Middle Low German period. From Old Prussian kadegis, kaddegs (“juniper”), from or cognate to Lithuanian kadagys (“juniper”), disputed whether the source or descendants of Proto-Finnic *kataga (“juniper”).

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Noun

Kaddig m (strong, genitive Kaddigs, no plural)

1. (dialectal, originally Prussia) juniper (Juniperus communis)

   Synonym: Wacholder

Declension

Declension of Kaddig [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kaddig
genitive	eines	des	Kaddigs
dative	einem	dem	Kaddig
accusative	einen	den	Kaddig