Bückling

See also: buckling

German
Bückling (etymology 1)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbʏklɪŋ/
  • Hyphenation: Bück‧ling

Etymology 1

From Middle High German bückinc, borrowed from Middle Low German bückink. Pertaining to Bock (“buck”), seemingly because of the pungent smell.

Noun

Bückling m (genitive Bücklings or Bücklinges, plural Bücklinge)

  1. red herring (smoke-cured herring)

Etymology 2

bücken +‎ -ling, possibly with a humorous association with Bückling (etymology 1).

Noun

Bückling m (genitive Bücklings or Bücklinges, plural Bücklinge)

  1. bow
  2. (of a person) bootlicker; coward

Declension
Declension of Bückling
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bückling die Bücklinge
genitive eines des Bücklinges,
Bücklings		 der Bücklinge
dative einem dem Bückling,
Bücklinge1		 den Bücklingen
accusative einen den Bückling die Bücklinge
1Now uncommon, see notes
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