Hungerhaken

German

Etymology

Hunger +‎ Haken, perhaps influenced by Hungerharke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhʊŋɐˌhaːkŋ̩]
• Hyphenation: Hun‧ger‧ha‧ken

• Audio:

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Noun

Hungerhaken m (strong, genitive Hungerhakens, plural Hungerhaken)

1. (derogatory, colloquial) beanpole (weak and extremely thin person)

Declension

Declension of Hungerhaken [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hungerhaken	die	Hungerhaken
genitive	eines	des	Hungerhakens	der	Hungerhaken
dative	einem	dem	Hungerhaken	den	Hungerhaken
accusative	einen	den	Hungerhaken	die	Hungerhaken

Further reading

• “Hungerhaken” in Duden online