Mägdelein

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Pronunciation

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Noun

Mägdelein n (strong, genitive Mägdeleins, plural Mägdelein)

  1. diminutive of Magd
    • 1827, Heinrich Heine, “Traumbilder”, in Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs]‎, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
      Ich ging und nahete mich ihr, / Und flüsterte: O sage mir, / Du wundersüßes Mägdelein, / Wem zimmerst du den Eichenschrein?
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Declension

Declension of Mägdelein
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Mägdelein die Mägdelein
genitive eines des Mägdeleins der Mägdelein
dative einem dem Mägdelein den Mägdelein
accusative ein das Mägdelein die Mägdelein
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