Kuckucksei

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German

Etymology

Kuckuck +‎ -s- +‎ Ei

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ku‧ckucks‧ei
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Noun

Kuckucksei n (strong, genitive Kuckuckseies or Kuckuckseis, plural Kuckuckseier)

  1. cuckoo's egg
  2. (colloquial) child raised in a family, but of a different father

Declension

Declension of Kuckucksei
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Kuckucksei die Kuckuckseier
genitive eines des Kuckuckseies, Kuckuckseis der Kuckuckseier
dative einem dem Kuckucksei, Kuckuckseie1 den Kuckuckseiern
accusative ein das Kuckucksei die Kuckuckseier

1Now rare, see notes.

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