See also: Fein, fèin, féin, fèin-, and féin-

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German fīn, from Old French fin, ultimately from Latin finis. See English fine for more.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /faɪ̯n/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯n
  • (file)

Adjective edit

fein (strong nominative masculine singular feiner, comparative feiner, superlative am feinsten)

  1. fine (not rough, coarse, or thick)
    sehr feines Mehlvery fine flour
    ein feiner Sinna fine sense
  2. (dated, except in certain expressions) fine; very good; as it should be
    ein feiner Kerla fine young man
  3. refined; posh; fancy
    ein feines Restauranta fancy restaurant
  4. (with zu and often reflexive dative) too good; not willing to do something or associate with it because one thinks it beneath one
    Er ist (sich) zu fein zum Abwaschen.
    He thinks himself too good for doing the dishes.
    Er ist (sich) zu fein für uns.
    He thinks himself too good for our company.

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Czech: fajn
  • Kashubian: fëjn
  • Polish: fajny
  • Romanian: fain
  • Serbo-Croatian: fajn

References edit

Entry fein in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob Grimm und Wilhelm Grimm at woerterbuchnetz.de

Entry fîn in Mittelhochdeutsches Handwörterbuch von Matthias Lexer at woerterbuchnetz.de

Further reading edit

  • fein” in Duden online
  • fein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Old French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin faenum.

Noun edit

fein oblique singularm (oblique plural feinz, nominative singular feinz, nominative plural fein)

  1. hay

Descendants edit

Plautdietsch edit

Adjective edit

fein

  1. nice, good, fine

Romansch edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin fēnum, from faenum.

Noun edit

fein m

  1. (Sursilvan) hay

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan) fanar