Käfig
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German kevje, from Old High German chevia, from Latin cavea (“cage”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛːfɪç/ (used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈkeːfɪç/ (particularly northern and eastern regions)
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛːfɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈkeːfɪk/ (particularly Eastern Austria)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Kä‧fig
- Rhymes: -ɛːfɪç
Noun edit
Käfig m (strong, genitive Käfiges or Käfigs, plural Käfige)
Declension edit
Declension of Käfig [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- Käfigei, Käfiggitter, Käfighaltung, Käfighuhn, Käfigläufer, Käfigtür
- Drahtkäfig, Faradayscher Käfig, Gitterkäfig, goldener Käfig, Zookäfig
- Messingkäfig, Metallkäfig, Stahlkäfig, Überrollkäfig, Vogelkäfig
Further reading edit
- “Käfig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Käfig” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Käfig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Käfig” in Duden online