Frischling
German
Etymology
From Middle High German vrischinc, Old High German frisking (“beast of offering”).[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
Frischling m (genitive Frischlings, plural Frischlinge)
- A young/immature wild boar. The generic term is Wildschwein.
- (colloquial) freshman
- (archaic) adolescent girl
- (archaic) young animal
Declension
Declension of Frischling
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Frischling | die | Frischlinge |
| genitive | eines | des | Frischlings | der | Frischlinge |
| dative | einem | dem | Frischling | den | Frischlingen |
| accusative | einen | den | Frischling | die | Frischlinge |
Synonyms
- (freshman): Neuling
- (young animal): Jungtier
References
- Frischling in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, 1891
Further reading
- Frischling in Duden online
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