Hammelfleisch

German

Etymology

Hammel (“wether; mutton”) +‎ Fleisch (“meat”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Hammelfleisch n (strong, genitive Hammelfleisches or Hammelfleischs, no plural)

  1. The meat of a wether (castrated ram) used as food, a type of mutton
    Hypernym: Schaffleisch

Declension

Declension of Hammelfleisch [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Hammelfleisch
genitive eines des Hammelfleisches, Hammelfleischs
dative einem dem Hammelfleisch, Hammelfleische1
accusative ein das Hammelfleisch

1Now rare, see notes.

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