Feder

See also: feder

German

Etymology

From Old High German fedara (akin to Old Saxon fethara), 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

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

Noun

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

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

Declension

Declension of Feder

	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

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

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