Hahnrei

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle Low German hanenrey. The word is also attested in Middle High German [Term?], but it was rare and the later spread was without doubt based on Low German. The original sense seems to have been “capon”, that is a castrated cock. Further etymology unsettled. Compare Swedish hanrej, from the same source. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaːnʁaɪ̯/ === Noun === Hahnrei m (strong, genitive Hahnreis, plural Hahnreie) (dated or humorous) cuckold (man with an unfaithful wife) Synonyms: gehörnter Ehemann, Gehörnter ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Hahnrei”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Hahnrei” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Hahnrei” in Duden online