haring

See also: Haring

English

Verb

haring

  1. present participle and gerund of hare

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hârinc, from Old Dutch *hārinc, from Proto-West Germanic *hāring.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦaː.rɪŋ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ha‧ring
  • Rhymes: -aːrɪŋ
  • Homophone: Haring

Noun

haring m (plural haringen, diminutive harinkje n)

  1. Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)
  2. (generally) a clupeid fish, any fish of the family Clupeidae
    Hypernym: haringachtige
  3. a tent peg
    Synonym: tentharing

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: haring
  • Negerhollands: heriṅ
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: eleng
  • → Papiamentu: hering

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