Frischling

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German vrischinc, Old High German frisking (“beast of offering”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

Frischling m (strong, genitive Frischlings, plural Frischlinge)

  1. A young/immature wild boar. The generic term is Wildschwein.
  2. (colloquial) freshman
    Synonym: Neuling
  3. (archaic) adolescent girl
  4. (archaic) young animal
    Synonym: Jungtier

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

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Frischling”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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