Löffelchen

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German

Etymology

Löffel +‎ -chen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlœfəlçən/
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  • Hyphenation: Löf‧fel‧chen

Noun

Löffelchen n (strong, genitive Löffelchens, plural Löffelchen)

  1. diminutive of Löffel: small spoon
    • 1928, Kurt Tucholsky, “Der General im Salon”, in Mit 5 PS, Ernst Rowohlt, page 95:
      Er rührt jetzt grade mit einem kleinen Löffelchen in der Mokkatasse und unterhält sich angeregt mit den Gästen des Hauses.
      Right now he is stirring with a little spoon in the Turkish coffee cup and conversing vividly with the houseguests.
  2. (uncountable) Short for Löffelchenstellung (spooning, spoon position, kind of sleeping position).
    • 2009, Bettina Musall, “Zwei Leben lang Liebe”, in Der Spiegel, number 1, page 50:
      Im zehnten Beziehungsjahr schlafen die Eheleute „jeden Abend Löffelchen“ ein – und fallen sich tagsüber schrecklich auf die Nerven.
      In the tenth year of the relation, the spouses fall asleep "every night in spoon position" – and terribly get on each other's nerves during the day.
  3. (countable) one of the two partners in this position, specified as das große Löffelchen (behind) and das kleine Löffelchen (in front)

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