Urning
derNounurning (historical term for homosexual male)
English translations
- 01
burning
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein veralteter Begriff aus dem 19. Jahrhundert für einen Mann, der sich sexuell zu Männern hingezogen fühlt.
- English meaning
- Uranian (historical)
- German example
- Der Begriff Urning wurde von Karl Heinrich Ulrichs geprägt.
- English example
- The term Urning was coined by Karl Heinrich Ulrichs.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Urning
- Plural Form
- die Urninge
Related words
- Wasserstoffbrennen
hydrogen burning
- Wahlleiter
returning officer
- Trauer
mourning
- verbrennen
burning
- Drehpunkt
turning point
- Wendepunkt
Turning point
- Feuerameise
A fire ant is a species of ant whose bite is very painful and causes a burning sensation.
- Kohlenstoffdioxid
A colorless and odorless gas produced by burning organic compounds and respiration, contributing to global warming as a greenhouse gas.
- Blinker
turn signal
- Feuerwehrfrau
firewoman
- Flügelspiegel
A wing mirror is an exterior mirror on a vehicle, mounted on the fender or door, that allows the driver to see to the rear and side.
- Weltlichkeit
Secularity refers to the orientation towards the earthly and the turning away from religious or spiritual values.
- Zeitenwende
Turning point, epochal change
- verbrennend
burning
- Wiele
Well windlass
- Reaktionsbildung
Reaction formation is a defense mechanism where a person transforms their true feelings or impulses into their opposite.
- Bundeswahlleiter
Federal Returning Officer
- Zangenschlüssel
A pipe wrench is a tool used for gripping and turning nuts, bolts, or pipes.
- anmachen
To turn on, to switch on, to flirt
- gerettet
Rescued
- herausschaffen
To get out, to rescue
- Trauerarbeit
Grief work, mourning process
- todesmutig
Daredevil, courageous
- zentripetal
Centripetal means directed towards the center of a circle or curve.
- Gebetsmühle
A prayer wheel is a cylindrical container filled with prayers or mantras, used by turning it to release these prayers.
- Feuerwehrmann
Firefighter
- Reichspogromnacht
Kristallnacht
- Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
- Mauerfall
Fall of the Berlin Wall
- Sperrklinke
Pawl
- Hitzeschild
Heat shield
- Spinnerin
spinner, eccentric woman
- Heliumbrennen
Helium burning
- Wassersäule
Water column
- Wachstropfen
Wax drip
- Bücherverbrennung
Book burning refers to the public and often ritualistic destruction of books, usually for political, religious, or moral reasons.
- Abkehr
Turning away, renunciation
- Vaginalpilz
A vaginal yeast infection is a fungal infection of the vagina, usually caused by Candida albicans, causing itching, burning, and discharge.
- Abbiegespur
Turning lane
- Klageweib
A professional mourner is a woman who expresses her grief or pain publicly and loudly, often as part of a funeral or mourning ritual.
- Wurstgabel
A sausage fork is a special fork used to grab and hold sausages, especially when grilling or frying.
- Funzel
dim light, flickering lamp
- Sperrrad
Ratchet wheel
- Molotow-Cocktail
A Molotov cocktail is a homemade incendiary weapon, usually a glass bottle filled with gasoline with a burning rag as a fuse.
- bergen
to salvage, to rescue
- brennen
to burn
- hinauskommen
To get out, to turn out
- verbläuen
To blue, to make blue; also colloquially to beat someone up.
Example sentences with “Urning”
Der Begriff Urning wurde im 19. Jahrhundert geprägt. (The term 'Urning' was coined in the 19th century.)
Frequently asked questions
Is the term 'Urning' still in use?
No, it is considered an obsolete and historical term for a homosexual man.