Kaffer
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German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from English kaffir, from Arabic كافر. Doublet of Kafir.
Noun
[edit]Kaffer m (mixed, genitive Kaffers, plural Kaffern)
- (now offensive, derogatory) kaffir
Declension
[edit]Declension of Kaffer [masculine, mixed]
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Kaffer” in Duden online
Etymology 2
[edit]Originally a Rotwelsch term. Borrowed from Yiddish כּפֿר (kafer, “farmer”), from Hebrew כְּפָר (kəp̄ār, “village”).
Noun
[edit]Kaffer m (strong, genitive Kaffers, plural Kaffer)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Kaffer [masculine, strong]
Further reading
[edit]- “Kaffer” in Duden online
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