figen
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish fikæ, Old Norse fíkja, ultimately from Latin fīcus (“fig fruit, fig tree”).
The German dialects have forms with -g-: Middle Low German vīge, German Feige, probably from Old French figue (whence also English fig. The Scandinavian form with -k- (cf. also Swedish fikon and Norwegian Bokmål fiken) may have come over Old English fīc. In Danish -k- becomes -g- regularly between vowels.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfiːən], [ˈfiːin]
Noun
figen c (singular definite figenen, plural indefinite figner or figener)
- fig (fruit)
Declension
Declension of figen
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | figen | figenen | figner figener | fignerne figenerne |
| genitive | figens | figenens | figners figeners | fignernes figenernes |
Related terms
- figentræ
References
- “figen” in Den Danske Ordbog
West Frisian
Noun
figen
- plural of fiich