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Feder
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feder
English
Etymology
en :bor de:Feder + 1
Proper noun
s
en German Feather.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Feder is the 11026th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2884 individuals. Feder is most common among White (95.6%) individuals.
Further reading
German
de:
de:<dab!>
thumb|Feder (4)
Etymology
de :inh gmh:vëdere 1
From de gmh vëdere, from de goh fëdara (akin to osx fethara), from de gmw-pro *feþru, from de gem-pro *feþrō, from de ine-pro *péth₂r̥ *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- feather, wing, from ine-pro *peth₂- to fly.
Compare nds Fedder, nl veder, nl veer, en feather, da fjer, sv fjäder.
Pronunciation
de /ˈfeːdər/ [ˈfeː.dɐ]
de De-at-Feder.ogg Austria
de De-Feder.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de eːdɐ 2
de Fe der
Noun
f chen
feather
spring of a machine or gadget
de historical quill pen
nib of a fountain pen
de Federspitze
de metonymy penholder, fountain pen
de Federhalter Füllfederhalter
Declension
f
Derived terms
de Federbett Federmappe Federspitze Federkiel Federhalter Federzeichnung federführend Reißfeder Schreibfeder Schweinsfeder Kunstschriftfeder Bettfeder Vogelfeder Federn lassen aus der Feder sich mit fremden Federn schmücken
Proper noun
surname
de Feather
Descendants
en Feder Feather
Further reading