"Hengst" meaning in German

See Hengst in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hɛŋst/ Audio: De-Hengst.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German hengest, from Old High German hengist, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz, which see for more. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gmw-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|hengest}} Middle High German hengest, {{inh|de|goh|hengist}} Old High German hengist, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*hangistaz}} Proto-Germanic *hangistaz Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Hengst m (strong, genitive Hengstes or Hengsts, plural Hengste) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Hengstes [genitive], Hengsts [genitive], Hengste [plural], strong [table-tags], Hengst [nominative, singular], Hengste [definite, nominative, plural], Hengstes [genitive, singular], Hengsts [genitive, singular], Hengste [definite, genitive, plural], Hengst [dative, singular], Hengste [dative, singular], Hengsten [dative, definite, plural], Hengst [accusative, singular], Hengste [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. stallion (male horse) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Hengst-de-noun-vv-aw~5Q Categories (other): Horses, Male animals Disambiguation of Horses: 50 50 Disambiguation of Male animals: 97 3
  2. (colloquial) stallion, stud (virile and sexually potent man) Tags: colloquial, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Hengst-de-noun-UhPdZPWM Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Horses Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Horses: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Bürohengst, Klopphengst (english: ridgeling, rig), Hengstmann

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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              53,
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          "ref": "1996, “Jein”, in Aussen Tophits, Innen Geschmack, performed by Fettes Brot:",
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