Hallimasch

German

Etymology

Early 19th century, from Austro-Bavarian and Bohemian dialects, of uncertain further origin. The two main theories are:

• From a metathesis of Latin armillaria with the ending influenced by the Czech nominal suffix -ař.
• From Bavarian hal im Oasch (literally “smooth in the arse”), from hal, from Middle High German hæle (“smooth, slippery”), referring to the mushroom’s laxative effect. (Such interpretation is definitely attested, but might be folk etymology.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhalimaʃ/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Hal‧li‧masch

Noun

Hallimasch m (strong, genitive Hallimaschs or Hallimasches, plural Hallimasche)

1. honey fungus, armillaria

   Synonym: Honigpilz

Declension

Declension of Hallimasch [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hallimasch	die	Hallimasche
genitive	eines	des	Hallimaschs, Hallimasches	der	Hallimasche
dative	einem	dem	Hallimasch, Hallimasche1	den	Hallimaschen
accusative	einen	den	Hallimasch	die	Hallimasche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

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