Hengst
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See also: hengst
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Hengst (plural Hengsts)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hengst is the 24075th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1046 individuals. Hengst is most common among White (95.12%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hengst”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 163.
Anagrams
[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German hengest, from Old High German hengist, from Proto-West Germanic *hangist.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Hengst m (strong, genitive Hengstes or Hengsts, plural Hengste)
- stallion (male horse)
- (colloquial) stallion, stud (virile and sexually potent man)
- 1996, “Jein”, in Aussen Tophits, Innen Geschmack, performed by Fettes Brot:
- Kaum ist deine Herzallerliebste aus dem Lande / Und du Hengst denkst längst an 'ne Andere
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
[edit]- Castrated male horses are often specified as Wallach, leaving Hengst for uncastrated ones. This is not an obligatory restriction, however.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Hengst [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
[edit]- Bürohengst
- Klopphengst (“ridgeling, rig”)
- Hengstmann
Further reading
[edit]- “Hengst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Hengst” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Hengst” in Duden online
Hengst on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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