Fittich

== German == === Alternative forms === Fittig (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German vetech, vettech, from Old High German feddah, fettah, perhaps contracted from fedrah, fedarah, though this is uncertain. Either way probably related with Feder (“feather”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɪtɪç/ === Noun === Fittich m (strong, genitive Fittiches or Fittichs, plural Fittiche) (literary, poetic) wing, pinion Synonym: Flügel (figurative, in the plural, with unter) assistance, patronage, protection unter seine Fittiche ― under one's protection (literally, “under one's wings”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Schlafittchen unter seine Fittiche nehmen === Further reading === “Fittich” in Duden online “Fittich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache