Hengst
See also: hengst
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Hengst.
Proper noun
Hengst (plural Hengsts)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hengst is the 24075th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1046 individuals. Hengst is most common among White (95.12%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hengst”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 163.
Anagrams
- thegns
German
Etymology
From Middle High German hengest, from Old High German hengist, from Proto-West Germanic *hangist.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛŋst/
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Noun
Hengst m (strong, genitive Hengstes or Hengsts, plural Hengste)
- stallion (male horse)
- (colloquial) stallion, stud (virile and sexually potent man)
Usage notes
- Castrated male horses are often specified as Wallach, leaving Hengst for uncastrated ones. This is not an obligatory restriction, however.
Declension
Declension of Hengst [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Hengst | die | Hengste |
| genitive | eines | des | Hengstes, Hengsts | der | Hengste |
| dative | einem | dem | Hengst, Hengste1 | den | Hengsten |
| accusative | einen | den | Hengst | die | Hengste |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Derived terms
- Bürohengst
- Klopphengst (“ridgeling, rig”)
- Hengstmann
Further reading
- “Hengst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Hengst” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Hengst” in Duden online
Hengst on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de