From Kuckuck (“cuckoo”) + -s- + Kind (“child”). After the cuckoo’s habit of leaving its eggs in other birds’ nests.
Kuckuckskind n (strong, genitive Kuckuckskindes or Kuckuckskinds, plural Kuckuckskinder)
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Kuckuckskind | die | Kuckuckskinder |
genitive | eines | des | Kuckuckskindes, Kuckuckskinds | der | Kuckuckskinder |
dative | einem | dem | Kuckuckskind, Kuckuckskinde1 | den | Kuckuckskindern |
accusative | ein | das | Kuckuckskind | die | Kuckuckskinder |
1Now rare, see notes.