Herdfeuer
German
Etymology
From Herd + Feuer, where Herd is used in the (now dated) sense of “fireplace”.
Noun
Herdfeuer n (genitive Herdfeuers, plural Herdfeuer)
- hearth, or more literally: the fire therein (particularly as a place around which the family gathers)
- Am Herdfeuer erzählten sich unsere Vorfahren die alten Märchen.
- At the hearth, our ancestors told the old folktales.
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Declension
Declension of Herdfeuer
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Herdfeuer | die | Herdfeuer |
| genitive | eines | des | Herdfeuers | der | Herdfeuer |
| dative | einem | dem | Herdfeuer | den | Herdfeuern |
| accusative | ein | das | Herdfeuer | die | Herdfeuer |
Further reading
- Herdfeuer in Duden online
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