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die Feind

noun · /faɪ̯nt/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German vīant, from Old High German fīand, fīant, from Proto-West Germanic *fijand, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz. Cognate to Low German Feend, Fiend, Icelandic fjandi, Dutch vijand, English fiend, Danish fjende, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (fijands), Yiddish פֿײַנד (faynd).

Translation

  1. enemy, fiend, foe (male or of unspecified gender) masculine, strong

    Er ist mein größter Feind

    He is my greatest enemy.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Feind Feinde
Accusative Feind Feinde
Dative Feind Feinden
Genitive Feindes Feinde

feind

adj ·
Etymology

See the noun Feind

Translation

  1. enemy; hostile indeclinable, predicative, relational

    Feind hört mit.

    The walls have ears.

    Viel Feind, viel Ehr'.

    The more danger, the more honor.

    Wir überraschten den Feind.

    We took the enemy by surprise.

Feind

noun ·

Translation

  1. adversary source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  2. enemy source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. the enemy; the adversary source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en