Heringssalat

German

Etymology

From Hering (“herring”) +‎ -s- +‎ Salat (“salad”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈheːʁɪŋszaˌlaːt] (Germany)

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• IPA^(key): [ˈheɐ̯ʁɪŋsˑaˌlaːt] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
• Hyphenation: He‧rings‧sa‧lat

Noun

Heringssalat m (strong, genitive Heringssalats or Heringssalates, plural Heringssalate)

1. herring salad

Declension

Declension of Heringssalat [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Heringssalat	die	Heringssalate
genitive	eines	des	Heringssalats, Heringssalates	der	Heringssalate
dative	einem	dem	Heringssalat, Heringssalate1	den	Heringssalaten
accusative	einen	den	Heringssalat	die	Heringssalate

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Kartoffelsalat, Tomatensalat
• Heringsschwarm, Brathering

Further reading

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