Hurer

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German huorære, huorer, from Old High German huorāri, from Proto-West Germanic *hōrārī; by surface analysis, Hure (“whore”) +‎ -er (agentive suffix).

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
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