Einzelkind

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German

Etymology

By surface analysis, einzel- +‎ Kind. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “surely not a New High German innovation, so how far back does it go?”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaɪntsl̩ˌkɪnt/, /ˈʔaɪntsəlˌkɪnt/
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  • Hyphenation: Ein‧zel‧kind

Noun

Einzelkind n (strong, genitive Einzelkindes or Einzelkinds, plural Einzelkinder)

  1. only child

Declension

Declension of Einzelkind
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Einzelkind die Einzelkinder
genitive eines des Einzelkindes, Einzelkinds der Einzelkinder
dative einem dem Einzelkind, Einzelkinde1 den Einzelkindern
accusative ein das Einzelkind die Einzelkinder

1Now rare, see notes.

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