"Hering" meaning in German

See Hering in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈheːʁɪŋ/ Audio: De-Hering.OGG
Etymology: From Middle High German hærinc, herinc, from Old High German hārinc, herinc, from Proto-West Germanic *hāring, *haring, perhaps from a substrate language. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|hærinc}} Middle High German hærinc, {{inh|de|goh|hārinc}} Old High German hārinc, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*hāring|*hāring, *haring}} Proto-West Germanic *hāring, *haring Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Hering m (strong, genitive Heringes or Herings, plural Heringe) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Heringes [genitive], Herings [genitive], Heringe [plural], strong [table-tags], Hering [nominative, singular], Heringe [definite, nominative, plural], Heringes [genitive, singular], Herings [genitive, singular], Heringe [definite, genitive, plural], Hering [dative, singular], Heringe [dative, singular], Heringen [dative, definite, plural], Hering [accusative, singular], Heringe [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. herring Tags: masculine, strong Categories (lifeform): Herrings
    Sense id: en-Hering-de-noun-fkzeRpij Disambiguation of Herrings: 77 5 18
  2. tent peg Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Hering-de-noun-H4uPe3X7
  3. (informal) thin person, usually male Tags: informal, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Hering-de-noun-0yE1Futy Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 9 23 68

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1978, “Dicke”, performed by Marius Müller-Westernhagen",
          "roman": "Denn dünn bedeutet frei zu sein.",
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          "ref": "1978, “Dicke”, performed by Marius Müller-Westernhagen",
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