"Erstling" meaning in German

See Erstling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈeːɐ̯stlɪŋ/
Etymology: From erst + -ling. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|erst|-ling}}, {{suffix|de|erst|ling}} erst + -ling Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Erstling m (strong, genitive Erstlings, plural Erstlinge) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Erstlings [genitive], Erstlinge [plural], strong [table-tags], Erstling [nominative, singular], Erstlinge [definite, nominative, plural], Erstlings [genitive, singular], Erstlinge [definite, genitive, plural], Erstling [dative, singular], Erstlingen [dative, definite, plural], Erstling [accusative, singular], Erstlinge [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. firstling Tags: masculine, strong Derived forms: Erstlingsfrucht, Erstlingswerk

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "Erstlinge",
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    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Erstling",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Erstlings",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "Erstlinge",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Erstling",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Erstlingen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Erstling",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Erstlinge",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "Erst",
        "ling"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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        }
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        {
          "english": "The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.",
          "roman": "Die Erstlinge von der ersten Frucht auf deinem Felde sollst du bringen in das Haus des HERRN, deines Gottes. Und sollst das Böcklein nicht kochen in seiner Mutter Milch.",
          "text": "1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Exodus 23:19 (with KJV translation)",
          "translation": "The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeːɐ̯stlɪŋ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Erstling"
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    },
    {
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        "singular"
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Erstlingen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Erstling",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Erstlinge",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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        "Erst",
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      ]
    }
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        "1": "m"
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "German nouns",
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        "German terms with quotations",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.",
          "roman": "Die Erstlinge von der ersten Frucht auf deinem Felde sollst du bringen in das Haus des HERRN, deines Gottes. Und sollst das Böcklein nicht kochen in seiner Mutter Milch.",
          "text": "1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Exodus 23:19 (with KJV translation)",
          "translation": "The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeːɐ̯stlɪŋ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Erstling"
}

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