Herold

See also: herold

Czech

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦɛrolt]

Proper noun

Herold m anim (female equivalent Heroldová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Herold (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Herold	Heroldové
genitive	Herolda	Heroldů
dative	Heroldovi	Heroldům
accusative	Herolda	Heroldy
vocative	Herolde	Heroldové
locative	Heroldovi	Heroldech
instrumental	Heroldem	Heroldy

German

Etymology

14th century, from Middle High German heralt, from Old French héraut and its latinisation Medieval Latin heraldus, from Proto-West Germanic *heriwald. See herald for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheːrɔlt/, [ˈheː.ʁɔlt]

• Audio:

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Noun

Herold m (strong, genitive Herolds or Heroldes, plural Herolde)

1. herald (ruler's messenger)

   Synonyms: Fürstenbote, Bote, Ausrufer

Declension

Declension of Herold [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Herold	die	Herolde
genitive	eines	des	Herolds, Heroldes	der	Herolde
dative	einem	dem	Herold, Herolde1	den	Herolden
accusative	einen	den	Herold	die	Herolde

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Heraldik
• heraldisch
• Heroldsamt
• Heroldsliteratur

 

Related terms

• Harald
• Heer
• walten
• Walter