Pförtchen

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpfœʁtçən/, , ,
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  • Hyphenation: Pfört‧chen
  • Homophone: Förtchen (regional)

Etymology 1

From Pforte +‎ -chen.

Noun

Pförtchen n (strong, genitive Pförtchens, plural Pförtchen)

  1. diminutive of Pforte: little gate
Declension
Declension of Pförtchen
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Pförtchen die Pförtchen
genitive eines des Pförtchens der Pförtchen
dative einem dem Pförtchen den Pförtchen
accusative ein das Pförtchen die Pförtchen
Descendants
  • → Russian: фо́рточка (fórtočka) (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

Hypercorrection due to the usual simpflication of initial /pf/ to /f/ in northern and central Germany.

Noun

Pförtchen n (strong, genitive Pförtchens, plural Pförtchen)

  1. Alternative spelling of Förtchen (“kind of pastry”)
Declension
Declension of Pförtchen
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Pförtchen die Pförtchen
genitive eines des Pförtchens der Pförtchen
dative einem dem Pförtchen den Pförtchen
accusative ein das Pförtchen die Pförtchen

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