Finger

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English

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Etymology

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English, German, and Jewish surname, from the noun finger.

Proper noun

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Finger

  1. A surname.
  2. A city in Tennessee.

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vinger, Old High German fingar, from Proto-West Germanic *fingr, from Proto-Germanic *fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷrós. Compare Low German Finger, Dutch vinger, English finger, Danish finger.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪŋɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Fin‧ger
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Noun

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Finger m (strong, genitive Fingers, plural Finger, diminutive Fingerchen n or Fingerlein n)

  1. finger

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Further reading

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

German Low German

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Etymology

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From Old Saxon fingar.

Noun

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Finger m (plural Finger or Fingern or Fingers)

  1. finger (of the hand)

Derived terms

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References

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  • Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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    From Middle High German vinger, from Old High German fingar, from Proto-West Germanic *fingr, from Proto-Germanic *fingraz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷrós.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈfiŋa/
    • Rhymes: -iŋa
    • Syllabification: Fin‧ger

    Noun

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    Finger m (plural Finger, diminutive Fingerche)

    1. finger
      Sie hod lange Finger.
      She has long fingers.

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    References

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    1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Finger”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 55, column 1

    North Frisian

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    From Old Frisian finger, from Proto-West Germanic *fingr, from Proto-Germanic *fingraz.

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    Noun

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    Finger m (plural Fingern)

    1. (Sylt) finger (anatomy)

    Pennsylvania German

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    Etymology

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    From Middle High German vinger, from Old High German fingar. Compare German Finger, Dutch vinger, English finger.

    Noun

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    Finger m (plural Finger)

    1. finger

    Saterland Frisian

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    n Finger.

    Etymology

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    From Old Frisian finger, from Proto-West Germanic *fingr. Cognates include West Frisian finger and German Finger.

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    Noun

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    Finger m (plural Fingere)

    1. finger

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    References

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    • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Finger”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN