Hänfling

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

German[edit]

German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Etymology[edit]

Hanf +‎ -ling

The bird was so called for its fondness for hemp seeds (cf. English linnet). The colloquial usage for a person is by comparison to a hemp plant (cf. English beanpole).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛnflɪŋ/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛmpflɪŋ/ (colloquial)
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Hänfling m (strong, genitive Hänflings, plural Hänflinge)

  1. linnet
  2. a small and thin person

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]