Zeiger

German

Etymology

zeigen (“to point”) +‎ -er. In the computing senses, a calque of English pointer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡saɪ̯ɡɐ/
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Noun

Zeiger m (strong, genitive Zeigers, plural Zeiger)

  1. pointer, locator
  2. hand (of a clock or watch)
    Synonym: Uhrzeiger
  3. (programming) pointer
    Synonym: Pointer

Declension
Declension of Zeiger [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zeiger die Zeiger
genitive eines des Zeigers der Zeiger
dative einem dem Zeiger den Zeigern
accusative einen den Zeiger die Zeiger

Hyponyms

Proper noun

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

  1. a surname

Further reading
  • “Zeiger” in Duden online
  • “Zeiger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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