German edit

Etymology edit

From Herd (fireplace, dated) +‎ Feuer (fire).

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

Herdfeuer n (strong, genitive Herdfeuers, plural Herdfeuer)

  1. 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.

Declension edit

Further reading edit

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