Honigjäger

German

Etymology

Compound of Honig (“honey”) +‎ Jäger (“hunter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoːnɪçˌjɛːɡɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /ˈhoːnɪçˌjeːɡɐ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
• IPA^(key): /ˈhoːnɪkˌjɛːɡɐ/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
• Hyphenation: Ho‧nig‧jä‧ger

Noun

Honigjäger m (strong, genitive Honigjägers, plural Honigjäger, feminine Honigjägerin)

1. Honey hunter (someone who collects honey from wild bees)
2. someone who pursues “easy” opportunities, but inevitably gets “stung” by the unanticipated, but predictable consequences of their actions

Declension

Declension of Honigjäger [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Honigjäger	die	Honigjäger
genitive	eines	des	Honigjägers	der	Honigjäger
dative	einem	dem	Honigjäger	den	Honigjägern
accusative	einen	den	Honigjäger	die	Honigjäger

Descendants

• →? English: honyock