Henker

German

Etymology

From Middle High German henker, henkære, variant of henger, hengære, equivalent to henken +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛŋ.kɐ]

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Noun

Henker m (strong, genitive Henkers, plural Henker, feminine Henkerin)

1. hangman, an executioner, particularly for executions where blood is not shed

   Hypernym: Nachrichter

   Coordinate term: Scharfrichter

Declension

Declension of Henker [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Henker	die	Henker
genitive	eines	des	Henkers	der	Henker
dative	einem	dem	Henker	den	Henkern
accusative	einen	den	Henker	die	Henker

Derived terms

• Henkersmahlzeit

Further reading

• “Henker” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Henker” in Duden online