"Ferkel" meaning in German

See Ferkel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɛrkəl/, [ˈfɛʁ.kl̩], [ˈfɛɐ̯-], [-kəl] Audio: De-Ferkel.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German verhelīn, from Old High German farhilī, farhilīn, diminutive of farah (“pig”), from Proto-Germanic *farhaz, whence English farrow. The -k- has been explained as an irregular fortition of -h-, which would be plausible if the form were of Upper German origin, where -h- was strong and where there was dialectal variation between -rch- and -rk-. However, Middle High German verkelen is first found in West Central German along the Rhine, where stem-internal -h- had been lost early on (compare accordingly Middle High German verlīn). It therefore seems at least equally probable that the -k- is due to influence by a related Rhenish word for “pig, piglet”, still found today in Ripuarian Ferke, which goes back to a Frankish *far(i)kīn (compare Old Dutch farkīn, ferkīn, whence modern Dutch varken), from Proto-Germanic *farhikīną, another diminutive of *farhaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|verhelīn}} Middle High German verhelīn, {{inh|de|goh|farhilī}} Old High German farhilī, {{der|de|gem-pro|*farhaz}} Proto-Germanic *farhaz, {{m+|en|farrow}} English farrow, {{m+|gmh|verkelen}} Middle High German verkelen, {{m+|gmh|verlīn}} Middle High German verlīn, {{der|de|frk||*far(i)kīn}} Frankish *far(i)kīn, {{cog|odt|farkīn}} Old Dutch farkīn, {{cog|nl|varken}} Dutch varken, {{m+|gem-pro|*farhikīną}} Proto-Germanic *farhikīną Head templates: {{de-noun|n|dim=chen,Ferklein}} Ferkel n (strong, genitive Ferkels, plural Ferkel, diminutive Ferkelchen n or Ferklein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Ferkels [genitive], Ferkel [plural], Ferkelchen [diminutive, neuter], Ferklein [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Ferkel [nominative, singular], Ferkel [definite, nominative, plural], Ferkels [genitive, singular], Ferkel [definite, genitive, plural], Ferkel [dative, singular], Ferkeln [dative, definite, plural], Ferkel [accusative, singular], Ferkel [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. piglet; a young/immature pig Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Ferkel-de-noun-napUFbu6
  2. (derogatory) A dirty or contemptible person Tags: derogatory, neuter, strong Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Pigs Synonyms: Stinktier, Sau
    Sense id: en-Ferkel-de-noun-qUuz2-BV Disambiguation of Baby animals: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pigs: 19 81 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Hirschferkel

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "English farrow",
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        "2": "verkelen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German verkelen",
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      "expansion": "Dutch varken",
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    },
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ferkel",
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    },
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "piglet; a young/immature pig"
      ],
      "id": "en-Ferkel-de-noun-napUFbu6",
      "links": [
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          "pig"
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        "strong"
      ]
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Baby animals",
          "orig": "de:Baby animals",
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            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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        },
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            "Chordates",
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            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
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        "(derogatory) A dirty or contemptible person"
      ],
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        },
        {
          "word": "Sau"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈfɛrkəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfɛʁ.kl̩]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfɛɐ̯-]"
    },
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      "ipa": "[-kəl]"
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    }
  ],
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    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
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          "word": "Sau"
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    },
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