Herdfeuer

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Herd (“fireplace”, dated) +‎ Feuer (“fire”).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

Herdfeuer n (strong, genitive Herdfeuers, plural Herdfeuer)

  1. hearth (or more literally, the fire therein; particularly as a place around which the family gathers)
    Am Herdfeuer erzählten sich unsere Vorfahren die alten Märchen.
    At the hearth, our ancestors told the old folktales.

Declension[edit]

Declension of Herdfeuer [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Herdfeuer die Herdfeuer
genitive eines des Herdfeuers der Herdfeuer
dative einem dem Herdfeuer den Herdfeuern
accusative ein das Herdfeuer die Herdfeuer

Further reading[edit]

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