Hänfling
German edit
Etymology edit
The bird was so called for its fondness for hemp seeds (cf. English linnet). The colloquial usage for a person is by comparison to a hemp plant (cf. English beanpole).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Hänfling m (strong, genitive Hänflings, plural Hänflinge)
Declension edit
Declension of Hänfling [masculine, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Hänfling” in Duden online