haring

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English

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Verb

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haring

  1. present participle and gerund of hare

Dutch

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Clupea harengus

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Descendants

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

Further reading

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