Finger

See also: finger

English

Proper noun

Finger

  1. A surname​.
  2. A city in Tennessee.

Derived terms

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Old High German fingar, from Proto-Germanic *fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷrós. Compare Low German Finger, Dutch vinger, English finger, Danish finger.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪŋɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Fin‧ger
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Noun

Finger m (genitive Fingers, plural Finger, diminutive Fingerchen n or Fingerlein n)

  1. finger

Declension
Declension of Finger
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Finger die Finger
genitive eines des Fingers der Finger
dative einem dem Finger den Fingern
accusative einen den Finger die Finger

Derived terms

Further reading

German Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon fingar, from Proto-Germanic *fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷrós.

Noun

Finger m (plural Finger or Fingern or Fingers)

  1. finger (of the hand)

Derived terms
  • Fingerafdruck
  • Fingerbrede
  • Fingerbreed
  • Fingerledd
  • Fingerlidd
  • Fingernagel
  • Fingerpick
  • Fingerring
  • Fingerspitz
  • Fingerümfang
  • lütt Finger
  • lüttje Finger
  • Middelfinger
  • Ringfinger
  • Wiesfinger

See also

References
  • Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Old High German fingar, from Proto-Germanic *fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷrós.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfiŋɐ/

Noun

Finger m (plural Finger, diminutive Fingerche)

  1. finger
    Sie hod lange Finger.
    She has long fingers.

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Old High German fingar, from Proto-Germanic *fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷrós. Compare German Finger, Dutch vinger, English finger.

Noun

Finger m (plural Finger)

  1. finger

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian finger, from Proto-Germanic *fingraz. More at finger.

Noun

Finger m

  1. finger
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