Hengst

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Hengst.

Proper noun

Hengst (plural Hengsts)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Hengst is the 24075th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1046 individuals. Hengst is most common among White (95.12%) individuals.

Further reading

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hengest, from Old High German hengist, from Proto-West Germanic *hangist, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱanḱest-, *kankest- (“horse”). Cognate with Persian خنگ (xeng).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛŋst/
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Noun

Hengst m (strong, genitive Hengstes or Hengsts, plural Hengste)

  1. stallion (male horse)
  2. (colloquial) stallion, stud (virile and sexually potent man)
    • 1996, “Jein”, in Aussen Tophits, Innen Geschmack, performed by Fettes Brot:
      Kaum ist deine Herzallerliebste aus dem Lande / Und du Hengst denkst längst an 'ne Andere
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

  • Castrated male horses are often specified as Wallach, leaving Hengst for uncastrated ones. This is not an obligatory restriction, however.

Declension

Declension of Hengst
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hengst die Hengste
genitive eines des Hengstes, Hengsts der Hengste
dative einem dem Hengst, Hengste1 den Hengsten
accusative einen den Hengst die Hengste

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Hengst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Hengst” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Hengst” in Duden online
  • Hengst on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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