Leibeigener
German
Etymology
Substantivization of leibeigen (literally “body-owned”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ̯pˌaɪ̯ɡənər/, [ˈlaɪ̯pˌʔaɪ̯.ɡə.nɐ], [ˈlaɪ̯pˌʔaɪ̯.ɡŋ̍.nɐ]
Noun
Leibeigener m (adjectival, definite nominative der Leibeigene, genitive (des) Leibeigenen, plural Leibeigene, definite plural die Leibeigenen, feminine Leibeigene)
- (history, especially European Middle Ages) serf (peasant bound to his lord's land and required to work for him)
- (loosely or in other contexts) any unfree person, slave, indentured servant
Declension
Declension of Leibeigener [masculine, adjectival]
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine gender | strong declension | |||
| nominative | Leibeigener | Leibeigene | ||
| genitive | Leibeigenen | Leibeigener | ||
| dative | Leibeigenem | Leibeigenen | ||
| accusative | Leibeigenen | Leibeigene | ||
| weak declension | ||||
| nominative | der | Leibeigene | die | Leibeigenen |
| genitive | des | Leibeigenen | der | Leibeigenen |
| dative | dem | Leibeigenen | den | Leibeigenen |
| accusative | den | Leibeigenen | die | Leibeigenen |
| mixed declension | ||||
| nominative | ein | Leibeigener | (keine) | Leibeigenen |
| genitive | eines | Leibeigenen | (keiner) | Leibeigenen |
| dative | einem | Leibeigenen | (keinen) | Leibeigenen |
| accusative | einen | Leibeigenen | (keine) | Leibeigenen |
Noun
Leibeigener f
- inflection of Leibeigene:
- strong genitive/dative singular
- strong genitive plural
Further reading
- “Leibeigener” in Duden online
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