Bärenhunger
German
Etymology
From Bär (“bear”) + -en- + Hunger (“hunger”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛːʁənˌhʊŋɐ/, /ˈbeːʁən-/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Bä‧ren‧hun‧ger
Noun
Bärenhunger m (strong, genitive Bärenhungers, no plural)
- (informal) ravenous hunger
- Synonyms: Mordshunger, Riesenhunger
Declension
Declension of Bärenhunger [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Derived terms
- einen Bärenhunger haben
Further reading
- “Bärenhunger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bärenhunger” in Duden online
- “Bärenhunger” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon