Hungertuch
German, noun/ˈhʊŋɐˌtuːx/
Hungertuch is spelled H-U-N-G-E-R-T-U-C-H (10 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 113,526th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hungertuch is a German neuter noun meaning “Lenten veil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Vorhang in der Kirche, der in der Fastenzeit zur Weckung der Bußgesinnung aufgehängt wird”.
What does Hungertuch mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterLenten veil
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Vorhang in der Kirche, der in der Fastenzeit zur Weckung der Bußgesinnung aufgehängt wird
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 Hungertuch
- Hungertuches genitive
- Hungertuchs genitive
- Hungertücher plural
- Hungertuche dative singular
- Hungertüchern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hungertuch?
- /ˈhʊŋɐˌtuːx/
- [ˈhʊŋɐˌtuːx]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hungertuch in German?
Hungertuch appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).