Honig

See also: honig

German

ein Honigglas mit Honig

Etymology

From Middle High German honic, honec, hönic, hünic, from Old High German honag, from Proto-West Germanic *hunag, from Proto-Germanic *hunagą. Cognate with English honey.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhoːnɪç/ (standard)
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IPA^(key): /ˈhoːnɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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Hyphenation: Ho‧nig
Rhymes: -oːnɪç

Noun

Honig m (strong, genitive Honigs, plural Honige)

honey
Synonym: Bienenhonig

Declension

Declension of Honig [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Honig	die	Honige
genitive	eines	des	Honigs	der	Honige
dative	einem	dem	Honig	den	Honigen
accusative	einen	den	Honig	die	Honige

Hypernyms

Lebensmittel

Hyponyms

Akazienhonig
Biohonig
Blatthonig
Blütenhonig
Glatthonig
Heidehonig
Honigtauhonig
Kleehonig
Landhonig
Lavendelhonig
Lindenblütenhonig
Naturhonig
Rapshonig
Tannenhonig
Waldhonig
Wildhonig

Derived terms

Honigbiene f

Further reading

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

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