Frischling
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German vrischinc, Old High German frisking (“beast of offering”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]Frischling m (strong, genitive Frischlings, plural Frischlinge)
- A young/immature wild boar. The generic term is Wildschwein.
- (colloquial) freshman
- Synonym: Neuling
- (archaic) adolescent girl
- (archaic) young animal
- Synonym: Jungtier
Declension
[edit]Declension of Frischling [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Frischling | die | Frischlinge |
| genitive | eines | des | Frischlings | der | Frischlinge |
| dative | einem | dem | Frischling | den | Frischlingen |
| accusative | einen | den | Frischling | die | Frischlinge |
References
[edit]- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Frischling”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading
[edit]- “Frischling” in Duden online
- “Frischling” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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