Hengst

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Hengst. === Proper noun === Hengst (plural Hengsts) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Hengst is the 24075th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1046 individuals. Hengst is most common among White (95.12%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hengst”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 163. === Anagrams === thegns == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German hengest, from Old High German hengist, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz, which see for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɛŋst/ === Noun === Hengst m (strong, genitive Hengstes or Hengsts, plural Hengste) stallion (male horse) (colloquial) stallion, stud (virile and sexually potent man) ==== Usage notes ==== Castrated male horses are often specified as Wallach, leaving Hengst for uncastrated ones. This is not an obligatory restriction, however. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Bürohengst Klopphengst (“ridgeling, rig”) Hengstmann === Further reading === “Hengst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Hengst” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Hengst” in Duden online Hengst on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de