Heringsschwarm

German

Etymology

From Hering (“herring”) +‎ -n- +‎ Schwarm (“swarm”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈheːʁɪŋsˌʃvaʁm]
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  • Hyphenation: He‧rings‧schwarm

Noun

Heringsschwarm m (strong, genitive Heringsschwarmes or Heringsschwarms, plural Heringsschwärme)

  1. shoal of herring, herring shoal

Declension

Declension of Heringsschwarm [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Heringsschwarm die Heringsschwärme
genitive eines des Heringsschwarmes, Heringsschwarms der Heringsschwärme
dative einem dem Heringsschwarm, Heringsschwarme1 den Heringsschwärmen
accusative einen den Heringsschwarm die Heringsschwärme

1Now rare, see notes.

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