Hahnrei

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German hanenrey. The word is also attested in (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German, but it was rare and the later spread was without doubt based on Low German. The original sense seems to have been “capon”, that is a castrated cock. Further etymology unsettled.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaːnʁaɪ̯/

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Noun

Hahnrei m (genitive Hahnreis, plural Hahnreie)

1. (dated or humorous) cuckold (man with an unfaithful wife)

Further reading

• “Hahnrei” in Duden online