die Feder
/ˈfeːdər/
spring; feather
- genitive
- der Feder
- plural
- die Federn
Meanings
- 1
spring — of a machine or gadget
In meiner Uhr ist die Feder gebrochen.
The spring in my watch is broken.
Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR
Die Feder ist mächtiger als das Schwert.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Tatoeba · samueldora · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
feather
Ich fühlte mich so leicht wie eine Feder.
I felt light as a feather.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
„Nur Vögel haben Federn.“ – „Und Engel? Ich dachte, die hätten auch welche.“
"Only birds have feathers." “What about angels? I thought they had them too."
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 3
quill penrare
- 4
nib — of a fountain penrare
- 5
penholder, fountain penrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieFeder | dieFedern |
| accusative | dieFeder | dieFedern |
| dative | derFeder | denFedern |
| genitive | derFeder | derFedern |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.