Käfig
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German kevje, from Old High German chevia, from Latin cavea (“cage”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈkɛːfɪç/ (used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈkeːfɪç/ (particularly northern and eastern regions)
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛːfɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈkeːfɪk/ (particularly Eastern Austria)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Kä‧fig
- Rhymes: -ɛːfɪç
Noun
[edit]Käfig m (strong, genitive Käfiges or Käfigs, plural Käfige)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Käfig [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- Käfigei, Käfiggitter, Käfighaltung, Käfighuhn, Käfigläufer, Käfigtür
- Drahtkäfig, Faradayscher Käfig, Gitterkäfig, goldener Käfig, Zookäfig
- Messingkäfig, Metallkäfig, Stahlkäfig, Überrollkäfig, Vogelkäfig
Further reading
[edit]- “Käfig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Käfig” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Käfig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Käfig” in Duden online
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- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
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- German 2-syllable words
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- German terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:German/ɛːfɪç
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