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German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German hert, from Old High German herta, from Proto-West Germanic *herdu.
The modern consonantism is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German hērde). Cognate with English herd, Danish hjord, Swedish hjord, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 (hairda).
Noun
Herde f (genitive Herde, plural Herden)
- herd, flock (group of livestock or other large mammals)
Declension
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See also
Further reading
- “Herde” in Duden online
- “Herde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Etymology 2
Herd + -e
Noun
Herde pl
- nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Herd (“stove, cooker, hearth”)
Further reading
- “Herde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Herde” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Herde” in Duden online
- “Herde” in OpenThesaurus.de
- Herde on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de