Geige

See also: géige

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gīge, from Old High German gīga. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *gīganą (“to move, wish, desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeyǵʰ-, *gʰeygʰ- (“to yawn, gape, long for, desire”). Alternatively an independent onomatopoeic formation.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɪ̯ɡə/
Rhymes: -aɪ̯ɡə
Hyphenation: Gei‧ge
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Noun

Geige f (genitive Geige, plural Geigen)

(music) violin, fiddle
Synonyms: (chiefly specialist) Violine, (archaic or humorous) Fiedel

Declension

Declension of Geige [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Geige	die	Geigen
genitive	einer	der	Geige	der	Geigen
dative	einer	der	Geige	den	Geigen
accusative	eine	die	Geige	die	Geigen

Hypernyms

Streichinstrument n

Hyponyms

Bassgeige f
E-Geige f
Kniegeige f
Quartgeige f
Sackgeige f
Stehgeige f
Taschengeige f

Derived terms

der Himmel hängt voller Geigen
die erste Geige spielen
geigenartig
geigen
vergeigen
Geiger m

Related terms

Arschgeige f
Geigenbauer m
Geigenkasten m
Geigenkonzert n
Geigenspieler m
Geigenstunde f
Geigenvirtuose f
wandelnde Geige f

Further reading

“Geige” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Geige” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Geige” in Duden online
Geige on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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