Masculine

Herd

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) cooker; stove
  2. (masculine, strong) hob; cooktop
  3. (dated, masculine, strong) fireplace, hearth
  4. (figuratively, masculine, strong) the household as the traditional workplace of women
  5. (figuratively, masculine, strong) hotbed, place where something (negative) spreads from

Synonyms

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

häärd

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

häärdsched

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/heːrt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German hert, from Old High German herd, from Proto-West Germanic *herþ. Cognate with Dutch haard, English hearth.

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