Hochwild

German

Etymology

hoch (“high”) +‎ Wild (“game”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhoːxvɪlt/
Hyphenation: Hoch‧wild

Noun

Hochwild n (strong, genitive Hochwildes or Hochwilds, no plural)

(hunting, historical) big game

Declension

Declension of Hochwild [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Hochwild
genitive	eines	des	Hochwildes, Hochwilds
dative	einem	dem	Hochwild, Hochwilde¹
accusative	ein	das	Hochwild

¹Now rare, see notes.

Coordinate terms

Niederwild

Further reading

Hochwild on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Hochwild” in Duden online
“Hochwild” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Hochwild” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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