Kindchen

Kindchen

German

Etymology

    Kind +‎ -chen

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkɪntçən/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Kind‧chen

    Noun

    Kindchen n (strong, genitive Kindchens, plural Kinderchen or Kindchen)

    1. diminutive of Kind

    Usage notes

    • The plural Kinderchen is more common than unchanged Kindchen. (This is an exceptional case: other plurals with an infixed -er-, such as Lämmerchen, are less common than the respective unchanged form.)

    Declension

    Declension of Kindchen [neuter, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das Kindchen die Kinderchen, Kindchen
    genitive eines des Kindchens der Kinderchen, Kindchen
    dative einem dem Kindchen den Kinderchen, Kindchen
    accusative ein das Kindchen die Kinderchen, Kindchen

    Further reading

    • “Kindchen” in Duden online
    • “Kindchen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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