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Hänfling
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German
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Etymology
de Hanf ling
The bird was so called for its fondness for hemp seeds (cf. en linnet). The colloquial usage for a person is by comparison to a hemp plant (cf. en beanpole).
Pronunciation
de /ˈhɛnflɪŋ/ standard
de /ˈhɛmpflɪŋ/ colloquial
de De-Hänfling.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m
linnet
a small and thin person
Declension
m
Further reading
de True finches