See also: herde

German

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German hert, from Old High German herta, from Proto-West Germanic *herdu.

The modern consonantism is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German hērde). Cognate with English herd, Danish hjord, Swedish hjord, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 (hairda).

Noun

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Herde f (genitive Herde, plural Herden)

  1. herd, flock (group of livestock or other large mammals)
Declension
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Derived terms
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See also
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Further reading

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  • Herde” in Duden online
  • Herde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Etymology 2

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Herd +‎ -e

Noun

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Herde pl

  1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Herd (stove, cooker, hearth)

Further reading

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  • Herde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Herde” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Herde” in Duden online
  • Herde” in OpenThesaurus.de
  •   Herde on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de