Hänfling

== German == === Etymology === Hanf +‎ -ling The bird was so called for its fondness for hemp seeds (cf. English linnet). The colloquial usage for a person is by comparison to a hemp plant (cf. English beanpole). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛnflɪŋ/ (standard) IPA(key): /ˈhɛmpflɪŋ/ (colloquial) === Noun === Hänfling m (strong, genitive Hänflings, plural Hänflinge) linnet a small and thin person ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Hänfling” in Duden online