Hörnchen

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhœʁn.çən/
  • Hyphenation: Hörn‧chen

Etymology 1

Horn +‎ -chen

Noun

Hörnchen n (strong, genitive Hörnchens, plural Hörnchen)

  1. diminutive of Horn
  2. Ellipsis of Milchhörnchen, a German pastry, shaped like a croissant
  3. Ellipsis of Eishörnchen (“ice cream cone”).
Declension
Declension of Hörnchen
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Hörnchen die Hörnchen
genitive eines des Hörnchens der Hörnchen
dative einem dem Hörnchen den Hörnchen
accusative ein das Hörnchen die Hörnchen

Etymology 2

Back-formation from Eichhörnchen (“squirrel”), interpreting the first element as Eiche (“oak”).

Noun

Hörnchen n (strong, genitive Hörnchens, plural Hörnchen)

  1. squirrel (in the broad sense, member of the family Sciuridae)
Declension
Declension of Hörnchen
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Hörnchen die Hörnchen
genitive eines des Hörnchens der Hörnchen
dative einem dem Hörnchen den Hörnchen
accusative ein das Hörnchen die Hörnchen

Further reading

  • “Hörnchen” in Duden online
  • “Hörnchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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