"Koffer" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɔfɐ/ Audio: De-Koffer.ogg
Etymology: From Late Middle High German koffer, from Middle Dutch coffer, from Old French cofre. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|koffer}} Middle High German koffer, {{der|de|dum|coffer}} Middle Dutch coffer, {{der|de|fro|cofre}} Old French cofre Head templates: {{de-noun|m|dim=^chen}} Koffer m (strong, genitive Koffers, plural Koffer, diminutive Köfferchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Koffers [genitive], Koffer [plural], Köfferchen [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Koffer [nominative, singular], Koffer [definite, nominative, plural], Koffers [genitive, singular], Koffer [definite, genitive, plural], Koffer [dative, singular], Koffern [dative, definite, plural], Koffer [accusative, singular], Koffer [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. a case; a suitcase or briefcase Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Containers Derived forms: Aktenkoffer, Arztkoffer, Kofferatombombe, Kofferraum, Kofferwort, Rollkoffer, Türkenkoffer Related terms: Gepäck
    Sense id: en-Koffer-de-noun-GIYxpzSq Disambiguation of Containers: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɔfɐ/ Audio: De-Koffer.ogg Forms: Koffers [genitive], Koffer [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Bavarian Koffer. Originally a Rotwelsch term. Borrowed from Yiddish כפר (kafer, “farmer”), from Hebrew כפר (kp̄ār, “village”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|bar|Koffer|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Bavarian Koffer, {{bor+|de|bar|Koffer}} Borrowed from Bavarian Koffer, {{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|gloss=village|tr=kp̄ār}} Hebrew כפר (kp̄ār, “village”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Koffer m (strong, genitive Koffers, plural Koffer)
  1. (Austria, Vienna, informal, derogatory) idiot, fool Tags: Austria, derogatory, informal, masculine, strong Categories (topical): Containers Synonyms: Dummkopf, Depp, Idiot, Kaffer
    Sense id: en-Koffer-de-noun-irUjSlho Disambiguation of Containers: 53 47 Categories (other): Austrian German, Viennese German, German entries with incorrect language header, Rotwelsch Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Rotwelsch: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Bavarian Koffer. Originally a Rotwelsch term. Borrowed from Yiddish כפר (kafer, “farmer”), from Hebrew כפר (kp̄ār, “village”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Koffers",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Koffer",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Koffer m (strong, genitive Koffers, plural Koffer)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Kof‧fer"
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Austrian German",
        "German derogatory terms",
        "German informal terms",
        "Viennese German"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "idiot, fool"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "idiot",
          "idiot"
        ],
        [
          "fool",
          "fool"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Vienna",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Austria, Vienna, informal, derogatory) idiot, fool"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Dummkopf"
        },
        {
          "word": "Depp"
        },
        {
          "word": "Idiot"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Austria",
        "derogatory",
        "informal",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɔfɐ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Koffer.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/73/De-Koffer.ogg/De-Koffer.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/De-Koffer.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Kaffer"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Koffer"
}

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