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Geige
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géige
German
Etymology
From de gmh gīge, from de goh gīga, of de unclear origin. Possibly from a de gem-pro *gīganą to move, wish, desire (based on the movement of a violinist's arms), from de ine-pro *ǵʰeyǵʰ-, ine-pro *ǵʰeygʰ-, an extension of ine-pro *ǵʰeh₂- to yawn, gape, long for, desire,122 *ʒaiʒjanan ~ *ʒaiʒōjanan though this is semantically dubious. Alternatively an independent de 1 formation.Geige
Cognate with enm gyge to make a creaking sound, fro giguer to play the fiddle, en gig, en jig.
Pronunciation
de /ˈɡaɪ̯ɡə/
de De-Geige.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-at-Geige.ogg Austria
de Gei ge
de aɪ̯ɡə
Noun
f
violin, fiddle
de Violine chiefly specialist Fiedel archaic or humorous
Declension
f
Hypernyms
de Streichinstrument n
Hyponyms
de E-Geige<g:f> Bassgeige<g:f> Kniegeige<g:f> Stehgeige<g:f> Quartgeige<g:f> Taschengeige<g:f> Sackgeige<g:f>
Derived terms
de der Himmel hängt voller Geigen die erste Geige spielen geigenartig geigen vergeigen Geiger<g:m>
Related terms
de Arschgeige<g:f> Geigenbauer<g:m> Geigenkasten<g:m> Geigenkonzert<g:n> Geigenstunde<g:f> Geigenspieler<g:m> Geigenvirtuose<g:f> wandelnde Geige<g:f>
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Further reading
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