Herde

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German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle High German hert, from Old High German herta, from Proto-West Germanic *herdu.

The modern consonantism is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German hērde). Cognate with English herd, Danish hjord, Swedish hjord, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 (hairda).

Noun

Herde f (genitive Herde, plural Herden)

  1. herd (group of animals)
Declension
Derived terms
See also

Further reading

  • Herde” in Duden online
  • Herde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Etymology 2

Herd +‎ -e

Noun

Herde pl

  1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Herd (stove, cooker, hearth)

Further reading

  • Herde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Herde” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Herde” in Duden online
  • Herde” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • Herde on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de