"Geige" meaning in German

See Geige in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡaɪ̯ɡə/ Audio: De-Geige.ogg , De-at-Geige.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪ̯ɡə Etymology: From Middle High German gīge, from Old High German gīga, of unclear origin. Possibly from a Proto-Germanic *gīganą (“to move, wish, desire”) (based on the movement of a violinist's arms), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeyǵʰ-, *ǵʰeygʰ-, an extension of *ǵʰeh₂- (“to yawn, gape, long for, desire”), though this is semantically dubious. Alternatively an independent onomatopoeic formation. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|gīge}} Middle High German gīge, {{inh|de|goh|gīga}} Old High German gīga, {{unk|de|unclear}} unclear, {{der|de|gem-pro|*gīganą|t=to move, wish, desire}} Proto-Germanic *gīganą (“to move, wish, desire”), {{der|de|ine-pro||*ǵʰeyǵʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeyǵʰ-, {{onomatopoeic|de|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Geige f (genitive Geige, plural Geigen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Geige [genitive], Geigen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Geige [nominative, singular], Geigen [definite, nominative, plural], Geige [genitive, singular], Geigen [definite, genitive, plural], Geige [dative, singular], Geigen [dative, definite, plural], Geige [accusative, singular], Geigen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. violin, fiddle Wikipedia link: Akademie-Verlag, Berlin, Wolfgang Pfeifer (etymologist) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): String instruments Synonyms: Violine (english: chiefly specialist), Fiedel [archaic, humorous] Hypernyms: Streichinstrument [neuter] Hyponyms: Bassgeige [feminine], E-Geige [feminine], Kniegeige [feminine], Quartgeige [feminine], Sackgeige [feminine], Stehgeige [feminine], Taschengeige [feminine] Derived forms: der Himmel hängt voller Geigen, die erste Geige spielen, geigenartig, geigen, vergeigen, Geiger [masculine] Related terms: Arschgeige [feminine], Geigenbauer [masculine], Geigenkasten [masculine], Geigenkonzert [neuter], Geigenspieler [masculine], Geigenstunde [feminine], Geigenvirtuose [feminine], wandelnde Geige [feminine]

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "Geigen",
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        {
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          ],
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        }
      ],
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          ],
          "word": "Bassgeige"
        },
        {
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            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "E-Geige"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Kniegeige"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Quartgeige"
        },
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            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Sackgeige"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Stehgeige"
        },
        {
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            "feminine"
          ],
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        }
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          "violin"
        ],
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          "fiddle"
        ]
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        {
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Arschgeige"
        },
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          ],
          "word": "Geigenbauer"
        },
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Geigenkasten"
        },
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            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Geigenkonzert"
        },
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Geigenspieler"
        },
        {
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            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Geigenstunde"
        },
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Geigenvirtuose"
        },
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            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "wandelnde Geige"
        }
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          "english": "chiefly specialist",
          "word": "Violine"
        },
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            "archaic",
            "humorous"
          ],
          "word": "Fiedel"
        }
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      ],
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        "Berlin",
        "Wolfgang Pfeifer (etymologist)"
      ]
    }
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    }
  ],
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}
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    {
      "word": "der Himmel hängt voller Geigen"
    },
    {
      "word": "die erste Geige spielen"
    },
    {
      "word": "geigenartig"
    },
    {
      "word": "geigen"
    },
    {
      "word": "vergeigen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Geiger"
    }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geigen",
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      ]
    },
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    {
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    {
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    },
    {
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      },
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  ],
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  ],
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      ],
      "word": "Bassgeige"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kniegeige"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Quartgeige"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Sackgeige"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Stehgeige"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Arschgeige"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Geigenbauer"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Geigenkasten"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Geigenkonzert"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Geigenstunde"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Geigenvirtuose"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    }
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        "German onomatopoeias",
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        ],
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        },
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          ],
          "word": "Fiedel"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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    },
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  ],
  "word": "Geige"
}

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