Hurenkind

German

Etymology

From Hure (“whore”) +‎ -n- +‎ Kind (“child”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhuːʁənˌkɪnt], [ˈhuː.ɐnˌkɪnt]

• Audio:

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Noun

Hurenkind n (strong, genitive Hurenkindes or Hurenkinds, plural Hurenkinder)

1. (offensive) bastard; illegitimate child (also specifically that of a prostitute, but not necessarily)

   Synonyms: Bastard, Bankert

2. (typography) widow

   Synonym: Witwe

Declension

Declension of Hurenkind [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Hurenkind	die	Hurenkinder
genitive	eines	des	Hurenkindes, Hurenkinds	der	Hurenkinder
dative	einem	dem	Hurenkind, Hurenkinde1	den	Hurenkindern
accusative	ein	das	Hurenkind	die	Hurenkinder

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Hurenkind” in Duden online