Hungerhaken

German

Etymology

Hunger +‎ Haken, perhaps influenced by Hungerharke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhʊŋɐˌhaːkŋ̩]
  • Hyphenation: Hun‧ger‧ha‧ken
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Hungerhaken m (strong, genitive Hungerhakens, plural Hungerhaken)

  1. (derogatory, colloquial) beanpole (weak and extremely thin person)
    Synonym: Hungerturm

Declension

Declension of Hungerhaken [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hungerhaken die Hungerhaken
genitive eines des Hungerhakens der Hungerhaken
dative einem dem Hungerhaken den Hungerhaken
accusative einen den Hungerhaken die Hungerhaken

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