Apfelbäckchen

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German

Etymology

Apfel (“apple”) +‎ Bäckchen, a diminutive form of Backe (“cheek”) +‎ -chen. The word is documented since 1900.[1][2] The cheeks are called that way because of their form and color similar to apples.[1][2]

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  • Hyphenation: Ap‧fel‧bäck‧chen

Noun

Apfelbäckchen n (strong, genitive Apfelbäckchens, plural Apfelbäckchen)

  1. (informal, humorous) (generally in the plural) round facial cheeklet with a fresh rosy complexion
    hübsche / pralle / süße Apfelbäckchen
    pretty / puffy / cute round rosy cheeklets
    Unsere Tochter hatte als Kind hübsche Apfelbäckchen.
    Our daughter had as a child pretty round rosy cheeklets.
    • 2012 March 28, Roland Huschke, “Zwei-Milliarden-Dollar-Darling”, in Süddeutsche Zeitung, page 9:
      „Ich blende das Chaos erst mal aus“, sagt die 21-Jährige mit der tiefen, lauten Stimme einer erwachsenen Frau, während der Kontrast zu ihren kindlich strahlenden Apfelbäckchen nicht auffälliger sein könnte.
      “I leave this chaos aside for now”, says the 21 year old with the deep, loud voice of an adult woman, whereas the contrast to her childlike beaming round rosy cheeklets could not have been more conspicuous.

Declension

Declension of Apfelbäckchen
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Apfelbäckchen die Apfelbäckchen
genitive eines des Apfelbäckchens der Apfelbäckchen
dative einem dem Apfelbäckchen den Apfelbäckchen
accusative ein das Apfelbäckchen die Apfelbäckchen

See also

References

  • Heinz Küpper: Illustriertes Lexikon der deutschen Umgangssprache in 8 Bänden. 1. volume: A–Blatt, Klett, Stuttgart 1982, →ISBN, headword “Apfelbäckchen”, p. 159.
  • Heinz Küpper: Wörterbuch der deutschen Umgangssprache. In: Digitale Bibliothek. Volume 36, 1st edition, Directmedia Publishing, Berlin 2006, →ISBN, headword “Apfelbäckchen” (CD-ROM-edition).
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Heinz Küpper: Illustriertes Lexikon der deutschen Umgangssprache in 8 Bänden. 1. volume: A–Blatt, Klett, Stuttgart 1982, →ISBN, headword “Apfelbäckchen”, p. 159.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Heinz Küpper: Wörterbuch der deutschen Umgangssprache. In: Digitale Bibliothek. Volume 36, 1st edition, Directmedia Publishing, Berlin 2006, →ISBN, headword “Apfelbäckchen” (CD-ROM-edition).

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