Fegefeuer
German
Alternative forms
- Fegfeuer (dated)
Etymology
From Middle High German vegeviur, a calque of Latin īgnis pūrgātōrius or īgnis pūrgātiōnis. By surface analysis, fegen + Feuer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfeːɡəˌfɔʏ̯ɐ/
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Noun
Fegefeuer n (strong, genitive Fegefeuers, plural Fegefeuer)
- Purgatory
Declension
Declension of Fegefeuer [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Fegefeuer | die | Fegefeuer |
genitive | eines | des | Fegefeuers | der | Fegefeuer |
dative | einem | dem | Fegefeuer | den | Fegefeuern |
accusative | ein | das | Fegefeuer | die | Fegefeuer |
Further reading
- “Fegefeuer” in Duden online
- “Fegefeuer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache