Hurer

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

Hurer m (strong, genitive Hurers, plural Hurer, feminine Hure)

1. male prostitute
   • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Deuteronomy 23:17 (with KJV translation)

     Es soll keine Hure sein unter den Töchtern Israels und kein Hurer unter den Söhnen Israels.

     There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.

2. fornicator

Declension

Declension of Hurer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hurer	die	Hurer
genitive	eines	des	Hurers	der	Hurer
dative	einem	dem	Hurer	den	Hurern
accusative	einen	den	Hurer	die	Hurer

Further reading

• “Hurer” in Duden online