Masculine
Hering
Meaning
- (masculine, strong) herring
- (masculine, strong) tent peg
- (informal, masculine, strong) thin person, usually male
Concepts
Synonyms
Zeltpflock
halbe Portion
Sild
Erdnagel
schmales Handtuch
Mickerling
Schmächtling
Jämmerling
Spucht
Schmachtlappen
Strich in der Landschaft
Translations
hareng
arenque
arenque
aringa
haring
areng
ρέγγα
aringus
ringa
رنكةFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈheːʁɪŋ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German hærinc, herinc, from Old High German hārinc, herinc, from Proto-West Germanic *hāring, *haring, perhaps from a substrate language. The sense of "tent peg" is from to the visual similarity between the fish and long, silver-grey metal pegs. According to Pfeifer, this sense is attested by the late 19th century.
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