Honigjäger

German

Etymology

Compound of Honig (“honey”) +‎ Jäger (“hunter”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhoːnɪçˌjɛːɡɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈhoːnɪçˌjeːɡɐ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • IPA(key): /ˈhoːnɪkˌjɛːɡɐ/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: Ho‧nig‧jä‧ger

Noun

Honigjäger m (strong, genitive Honigjägers, plural Honigjäger, feminine Honigjägerin)

  1. Honey hunter (someone who collects honey from wild bees)
  2. someone who pursues “easy” opportunities, but inevitably gets “stung” by the unanticipated, but predictable consequences of their actions

Declension

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

Descendants

  • →? English: honyock
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