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German
Etymology
A lengthened variant of -chen. Possibly a blend of -chen and one of the southern diminutive suffixes containing -l- (see -lein).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-elchen n (plural -elchen)
- (standard) used to make diminutives of nouns with a stem ending in -ch, and a few with a stem ending in -g.
- Strichelchen ― little dash, thin line
- Wägelchen ― small trolley
- (regional) used to make diminutives of words with other final sounds, particularly -k and -ng.
- Säckelchen ― little sack, little bag
- Jüngelchen ― little boy
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Suffix
-elchen (plural -elcher)
- Alternative form of -chen; creates diminutives of nouns with a stem ending in -k, -g, -ch, -ng