Hämling
German
Etymology
From Middle High German hemling, related to Hammel (“wether, castrated ram”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛmlɪŋ/, /ˈhɛːmlɪŋ/
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Noun
Hämling m (strong, genitive Hämlings, plural Hämlinge)
- (uncommon) Synonym of Eunuch
- 1797, August Wilhelm Schlegel, transl., Ein Sommernachtstraum, translation of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, [Act V, scene i]:
- Das Treffen der Kentauren—wird zur Harfe / Von einem Hämling aus Athen gesungen.
- The battle with the Centaurs, to be sung / By an Athenian eunuch to the harp.
Declension
Further reading
- “Hämling” in Duden online
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