"Kaffer" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: [ˈkafɐ]
Etymology: Borrowed from English kaffir, from Arabic كافر. Doublet of Kafir. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|en|kaffir|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English kaffir, {{bor+|de|en|kaffir}} Borrowed from English kaffir, {{der|de|ar|كافر}} Arabic كافر, {{doublet|de|Kafir}} Doublet of Kafir Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,n}} Kaffer m (mixed, genitive Kaffers, plural Kaffern) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,n}} Forms: Kaffers [genitive], Kaffern [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Kaffer [nominative, singular], Kaffern [definite, nominative, plural], Kaffers [genitive, singular], Kaffern [definite, genitive, plural], Kaffer [dative, singular], Kaffern [dative, definite, plural], Kaffer [accusative, singular], Kaffern [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (now offensive, derogatory) kaffir Tags: derogatory, masculine, mixed, offensive Related terms: kaffrisch
    Sense id: en-Kaffer-de-noun-s87C9uzi Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Rotwelsch Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Rotwelsch: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ˈkafɐ]
Etymology: Originally a Rotwelsch term. Borrowed from Yiddish כפר (kafer, “farmer”), from Hebrew כפר. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|yi|כפר||farmer|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=kafer|ts=}} Yiddish כפר (kafer, “farmer”), {{bor+|de|yi|כפר|gloss=farmer|tr=kafer}} Borrowed from Yiddish כפר (kafer, “farmer”), {{der|de|he|כפר}} Hebrew כפר Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Kaffer m (strong, genitive Kaffers, plural Kaffer) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Kaffers [genitive], Kaffer [plural], strong [table-tags], Kaffer [nominative, singular], Kaffer [definite, nominative, plural], Kaffers [genitive, singular], Kaffer [definite, genitive, plural], Kaffer [dative, singular], Kaffern [dative, definite, plural], Kaffer [accusative, singular], Kaffer [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (colloquial, derogatory) idiot Tags: colloquial, derogatory, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Kaffer-de-noun-SPq3pWR5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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