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Feigen
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feigen
German
Pronunciation
de De-Feigen.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Feigen2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Etymology 1
Noun
de noun form
de Feige fig
Etymology 2
Noun
de noun form m
de Feiger str gen//acc s ; str dat p ; wk//mix gen//dat//acc s ; wk//mix all-case p cowardly person
de 1788 w:en:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Egmont Scene II ...der Kerker ist's, des Grabes Vorbild, dem Helden wie dem Feigen widerlich. ...'t is the dungeon, emblem of the grave, revolting alike to the hero and the coward.