Schweinchen

German

Etymology

Schwein +‎ -chen. In the sense of "jack-ball", a semantic loan from French cochonnet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃvaɪ̯nçən]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Schwein‧chen

Noun

Schweinchen n (strong, genitive Schweinchens, plural Schweinchen)

  1. diminutive of Schwein, piggy
  2. jack-ball
    Synonyms: Zielkugel, Sau

Declension

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

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