Feind

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, female Feindin)

1. 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

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fai̯nt/, [fɑɪ̯nt]

Noun

Feind m (plural Feinden)

1. enemy

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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)

1. enemy