Hänfling
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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]
Noun[edit]
Hänfling m (strong, genitive Hänflings, plural Hänflinge)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Hänfling [masculine, strong]
Further reading[edit]
- “Hänfling” in Duden online