Jäger

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See also: jager, Jager, jäger, jæger, and Jæger

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈjeɪɡə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈjeɪ.ɡɚ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪɡə(ɹ)

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

Jäger (plural Jägers)

  1. Alternative form of jaeger

Etymology 2[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Jäger

  1. (informal) Clipping of Jägermeister.
Derived terms[edit]

German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

jagen +‎ -er

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛːɡɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈjeːɡɐ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Jä‧ger

Noun[edit]

Jäger m (strong, genitive Jägers, plural Jäger, feminine Jägerin)

  1. hunter (male or of unspecified sex)
  2. fighter
  3. light infantry

Declension[edit]

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Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: jaeger
  • Czech: Jágr (name)
  • Finnish: jääkäri
  • Russian: е́герь (jégerʹ)

See also[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Jäger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Jägers or (with an article) Jäger, feminine genitive Jäger, plural Jägers or Jäger)

  1. a surname originating as an occupation

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