Eifer
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German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German *īver (“jealousy”). The simplex is first attested in 1494 as yfer, but in 1349 the derivative eifrær (in a southern text that already reflects diphthongisation, thus equivalent to a classical *īverære). An Upper German dialect word, which was chosen by Luther to express the idea of Ancient Greek
Further origin unknown. Perhaps an ablaut variant of Old High German eibar, eivar (“sharp, bitter”), from Proto-Germanic *aibraz, whence also Old English āfor.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Eifer m (strong, genitive Eifers, no plural)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Eifer [sg-only, masculine, strong]