Hirte
See also: hirte
German
Alternative forms
- Hirt (both are roughly equally common)
Etymology
From Middle High German hirt, hirte, from Old High German hirt, hirti, from Proto-Germanic *hirdijaz. More cognates: see there.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhɪʁtə], [ˈhɪɐ̯tə]
Audio (file)
Noun
Hirte m (genitive Hirten, plural Hirten, feminine Hirtin)
- herdsman, herder, shepherd, stockman, pastoralist (male or of unspecified sex)
Declension
Declension of Hirte
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Hirte | die | Hirten |
| genitive | eines | des | Hirten | der | Hirten |
| dative | einem | dem | Hirten | den | Hirten |
| accusative | einen | den | Hirten | die | Hirten |
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Erzhirte, Erzhirt
- Hirtenhund
- Hirtensalat
- Kuhhirte, Kuhhirt
- Oberhirte, Oberhirt
- Schafhirte, Schafhirt
- Schweinehirte, Schweinehirt
- Seelenhirte, Seelenhirt
- Ziegenhirte, Ziegenhirt
See also
- Behüter
- Beschützer
- Hütejunge
- Hüter
- Pastor
- Schäfer
Further reading
- Hirte in Duden online