Herd

See also: herd

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hert, from Old High German herd, from Proto-Germanic *herþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“heat; fire”). Cognate with English hearth, Dutch haard, Swedish härd.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /heːɐ̯t/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /hɛɐ̯t/ (common)
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Noun

Herd m (genitive Herds or Herdes, plural Herde)

  1. cooker; stove
    Der Herd besteht aus einem Ofen und vier Herdplatten.
    The cooker consists of an oven and four rings.
  2. (by restriction) hob; cooktop
    Der Ofen ist aus, aber der Herd ist noch an.
    The oven is off, but the hob is still on.
    Eine Sekunde! Ich hab was auf dem Herd.
    One second! I have something [cooking] on the hob.
  3. (dated) fireplace, hearth
  4. (figuratively) the household as the traditional workplace of women
    Frauen gehören an den Herd.
    Women belong in the household.

Usage notes
  • The sense “fireplace” is still common in the compound Herdfeuer.

Declension
Declension of Herd
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Herd die Herde
genitive eines des Herdes,
Herds		 der Herde
dative einem dem Herd,
Herde1		 den Herden
accusative einen den Herd die Herde
1Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms
  • (hob, cooktop): Kochfeld (precise term, rarely in everyday use)

Derived terms

Further reading
  • Herd in Duden online
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