feige

== German == === Alternative forms === feig (colloquial or poetic) === Etymology === From Middle High German veige, from Old High German feigi (“appointed for death, ungodly”), from Proto-West Germanic *faigī (“cowardly, wicked, fey, doomed to die”). Cognate with Dutch veeg (“dying, doomed, perilous, cowardly”), English fey (“doomed to die”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ̯ɡə/ Homophone: Feige Rhymes: -aɪ̯ɡə === Adjective === feige (strong nominative masculine singular feiger, comparative feiger, superlative am feigsten) cowardly, yellow Synonyms: ängstlich, hasenfüßig Antonym: mutig ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Feigheit Feigling m === Adverb === feige cowardly === Further reading === “feige” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Norwegian Bokmål == === Adjective === feige definite singular of feig plural of feig === Verb === feige (present tense feiger, past tense feiga or feiget, past participle feiga or feiget) (intransitive) to appear cowardly == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Adjective === feige definite singular of feig plural of feig === Verb === feige (present tense feigar, past tense feiga, past participle feiga, passive infinitive feigast, present participle feigande, imperative feige/feig) (intransitive) to appear cowardly