Hering
See also: hering
German
Etymology
From Middle High German hærinc, herinc, from Old High German hārinc, herinc, from Proto-West Germanic *hāring, *haring, perhaps from a substrate language.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈheːʁɪŋ/
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Noun
Hering m (strong, genitive Heringes or Herings, plural Heringe)
- herring
- tent peg
- (informal) thin person, usually male
- 1978, “Dicke”, performed by Marius Müller-Westernhagen:
- Ich bin froh, dass ich kein Dicker bin,
Denn Dicksein ist ’ne Quälerei.
Ich bin froh, dass ich so’n dürrer Hering bin,
Denn dünn bedeutet frei zu sein.- I’m glad I’m not a fat person,
Because being fat is torment.
I’m glad I’m such a scrawny herring,
For to be thin means to be free.
- I’m glad I’m not a fat person,
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Declension
Declension of Hering [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Hering | die | Heringe |
genitive | eines | des | Heringes, Herings | der | Heringe |
dative | einem | dem | Hering, Heringe1 | den | Heringen |
accusative | einen | den | Hering | die | Heringe |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Descendants
- → Estonian: heeringas
- → Hungarian: hering
- → Macedonian: харинга (haringa)
- → Romanian: hering
- → Serbo-Croatian: haringa
Further reading
- “Hering” in Duden online
- “Hering” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache