Hühnergott
German, noun[ˈhyːnɐˌɡɔt]
Hühnergott is spelled H-Ü-H-N-E-R-G-O-T-T (10 letters). Hühnergott is a German masculine noun meaning “A stone (to be found at the coasts of the Baltic Sea) with generally one, but at times several, naturally formed holes (usually used as…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(an der Ostseeküste vorkommender) Stein mit Löchern natürlichen Ursprungs (der für gewöhnlich als Amulett…”.
What does Hühnergott mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineA stone (to be found at the coasts of the Baltic Sea) with generally one, but at times several, naturally formed holes (usually used as amulet, talisman or mascot) being in most cases a flint nodule whose chalk deposits are washed out or weathered; self-bored stone, ≈ adder stone
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (an der Ostseeküste vorkommender) Stein mit Löchern natürlichen Ursprungs (der für gewöhnlich als Amulett, Talisman oder Maskottchen dient), bei dem es sich zumeist um eine Feuersteinknolle handelt, deren Kreideeinlagerungen herausgeschwemmt beziehungsweise herausgewittert sind
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Hühnergott
- Hühnergottes genitive
- Hühnergotts genitive
- Hühnergötter plural
- Hühnergotte dative singular
- Hühnergöttern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hühnergott?
- [ˈhyːnɐˌɡɔt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.