Jägerlatein
German, noun/ˈjɛːɡɐlaˌtaɪ̯n/
Jägerlatein is spelled J-Ä-G-E-R-L-A-T-E-I-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written German, the 285,944th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jägerlatein is a German neuter noun meaning “cock-and-bull stories” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “für Laien unverständlicher Fachjargon der Jäger”.
What does Jägerlatein mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutercock-and-bull stories
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. für Laien unverständlicher Fachjargon der Jäger 2. erfundene oder übertrieben ausgeschmückte Jagdgeschichte
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 Jägerlatein
- Jägerlateins genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Jägerlatein?
- /ˈjɛːɡɐlaˌtaɪ̯n/
- [ˈjɛːɡɐlaˌtaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Jägerlatein in German?
Jägerlatein appears about once in every 25 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).