Hänfling

German

Etymology

Hanf +‎ -ling

The bird was so called for its fondness for hemp seeds (cf. English linnet). The colloquial usage for a person is by comparison to a hemp plant (cf. English beanpole).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛnflɪŋ/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛmpflɪŋ/ (colloquial)

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Noun

Hänfling m (strong, genitive Hänflings, plural Hänflinge)

1. linnet
2. a small and thin person

Declension

Declension of Hänfling [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hänfling	die	Hänflinge
genitive	eines	des	Hänflings	der	Hänflinge
dative	einem	dem	Hänfling	den	Hänflingen
accusative	einen	den	Hänfling	die	Hänflinge

Further reading

• “Hänfling” in Duden online