"Kaffer" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: [ˈkafɐ]
Etymology: Borrowed from English kaffir, from Arabic كافر. Doublet of Kafir. Etymology templates: {{etymid|de|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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Rotwelsch Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 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 כּפֿר (kafer, “farmer”), from Hebrew כְּפָר (kəp̄ār, “village”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|de|idiot}}, {{bor+|de|yi|כּפֿר|t=farmer|tr=kafer}} Borrowed from Yiddish כּפֿר (kafer, “farmer”), {{der|de|he|כְּפָר|t=village|tr=kəp̄ār}} Hebrew כְּפָר (kəp̄ār, “village”) 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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      "tags": [
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    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈkafɐ]"
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  ],
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    }
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    "German terms borrowed from Yiddish",
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