Dornröschen

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German

Etymology

From Dorn (“thorn”) +‎ Rose (“rose”) +‎ -chen (diminutive suffix), cognate to Dutch Doornroosje. Compare English Little Briar Rose, an alternate name for Sleeping Beauty (the tale and the character).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔʁnˈʁøːsçən/
  • Hyphenation: Dorn‧rös‧chen
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Noun

Dornröschen n (strong, genitive Dornröschens, plural Dornröschen)

  1. small, thorny rose

Declension

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

Proper noun

Dornröschen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Dornröschens)

  1. the fairy tale character Sleeping Beauty

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