First
German, noun/fɪʁst/
First is spelled F-I-R-S-T (5 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written German, the 4,201st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). First is a German masculine noun meaning “ridge (of a roof)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “höchste Kante an einem geneigten Dach”.
What does First mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineridge (of a roof)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. höchste Kante an einem geneigten Dach 2. Gebirgskamm
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of First
- Firstes genitive
- Firsts genitive
- Firste plural
- Firsten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce First?
- /fɪʁst/
- [fɪʁst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to First
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is First in German?
First appears 19 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).