Herde

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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[edit]

Herde f (genitive Herde, plural Herden)

  1. herd, flock (group of livestock or other large mammals)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Herde [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Herde die Herden
genitive einer der Herde der Herden
dative einer der Herde den Herden
accusative eine die Herde die Herden
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

Etymology 2[edit]

Herd +‎ -e

Noun[edit]

Herde pl

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

Further reading[edit]

  • “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
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