Leibeigener
German edit
Etymology edit
Substantivization of leibeigen (literally “body-owned”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Leibeigener m (adjectival, definite nominative der Leibeigene, genitive (des) Leibeigenen, plural Leibeigene, definite plural die Leibeigenen, feminine Leibeigene)
- (history, especially European Middle Ages) serf (peasant bound to his lord's land and required to work for him)
- (loosely or in other contexts) any unfree person, slave, indentured servant
Declension edit
Declension of Leibeigener [masculine, adjectival]
singular | plural | |||
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masculine gender | strong declension | |||
nominative | Leibeigener | Leibeigene | ||
genitive | Leibeigenen | Leibeigener | ||
dative | Leibeigenem | Leibeigenen | ||
accusative | Leibeigenen | Leibeigene | ||
weak declension | ||||
nominative | der | Leibeigene | die | Leibeigenen |
genitive | des | Leibeigenen | der | Leibeigenen |
dative | dem | Leibeigenen | den | Leibeigenen |
accusative | den | Leibeigenen | die | Leibeigenen |
mixed declension | ||||
nominative | ein | Leibeigener | (keine) | Leibeigenen |
genitive | eines | Leibeigenen | (keiner) | Leibeigenen |
dative | einem | Leibeigenen | (keinen) | Leibeigenen |
accusative | einen | Leibeigenen | (keine) | Leibeigenen |
Noun edit
Leibeigener f
Further reading edit
- “Leibeigener” in Duden online