Herd

See also: herd

German

Etymology

From Old High German herd, from Proto-Germanic *herþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“heat; fire”). Cognate with English hearth, Dutch haard, Swedish härd.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /heːɐ̯t/ (standard)
IPA^(key): /hɛɐ̯t/ (common)
Audio (file)

Noun

Herd m (genitive Herds or Herdes, plural Herde)

stove, cooker
(dated) fireplace, hearth
(figuratively) the household as the traditional workplace of women

Frauen gehören an den Herd.
Women belong in the household.

Usage notes

The sense “fireplace” is still common in the compound Herdfeuer.

Declension

Declension of Herd

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Herd	die	Herde
genitive	eines	des	Herdes, Herds	der	Herde
dative	einem	dem	Herd, Herde¹	den	Herden
accusative	einen	den	Herd	die	Herde

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Brandherd
Herdfeuer
Herdplatte
Herdprämie
Infektionsherd

Further reading

Herd in Duden online

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