Kaffer

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkafɐ] Hyphenation: Kaf‧fer === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English kaffir, from Arabic كافر. Doublet of Kafir. ==== Noun ==== Kaffer m (mixed, genitive Kaffers, plural Kaffern) (now offensive, derogatory) kaffir ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== kaffrisch ==== Further reading ==== “Kaffer” in Duden online === Etymology 2 === Originally a Rotwelsch term. Borrowed from Yiddish כּפֿר (kafer, “farmer”), from Hebrew כְּפָר (kəp̄ār, “village”). ==== Noun ==== Kaffer m (strong, genitive Kaffers, plural Kaffer) (colloquial, derogatory) idiot ===== Declension ===== ==== Further reading ==== “Kaffer” in Duden online