Feind

See also: feind

German

Etymology

From Old High German fīand, fīant, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz. Cognate to Low German Feend, Fiend, Icelandic fjandi, Dutch vijand, English fiend, Danish fjende, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (fijands).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /faɪ̯nt/
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Noun

Feind m (genitive Feindes or Feinds, plural Feinde, feminine Feindin)

enemy

Declension

Declension of Feind

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Feind	die	Feinde
genitive	eines	des	Feindes, Feinds	der	Feinde
dative	einem	dem	Feind, Feinde¹	den	Feinden
accusative	einen	den	Feind	die	Feinde

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Antonyms

Freund

Derived terms

Feindberührung
Feindbild
feindlich

Further reading

Feind in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German fīand, fīant, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz.

Noun

Feind m (plural Feinden)

enemy

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Old High German fīand, fīant, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz. Cognate to German Feind, Low German Feend, Fiend, Icelandic fjandi, Dutch vijand, English fiend, Danish fjende, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (fijands).

Noun

Feind m (plural Feind)

enemy

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