# der Fittich

der Fittich is a German noun meaning “wing”. Forms: des Fittiches, die Fittiche.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Fittiches
- Plural: die Fittiche

## In other languages

- Русский: поэт. крыло
- Українська: крило

## Meanings

1. _literary · poetic_ wing, pinion
2. _figurative · in the plural · with unter_ assistance, patronage, protection
   - unter seine Fittiche — under one's protection

## Examples

- Sami nahm Laylas Tochter unter seine Fittiche. — Sami took Layla's daughter under his wing.
- Sie nahm mich unter ihre Fittiche. — She took me under her wing.
- Tom hat mich praktisch unter seine Fittiche genommen. — Tom sort of took me under his wing.

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