Wunderkind

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See also: wunderkind and Wünderkind

English

Noun

Wunderkind (plural Wunderkinder or Wunderkinds)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of wunderkind

German

Etymology

Wunder (“wonder, miracle”) +‎ Kind (“child”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvʊndərˌkɪnt/, ,
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Noun

Wunderkind n (strong, genitive Wunderkindes or Wunderkinds, plural Wunderkinder)

  1. wunderkind, child prodigy (highly talented person who rises to excellence in their field at a young age)
    • 2021 April 25, Bert Hoffmann, “Historisches Schachduell: König ohne Krone”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN:
      Capa­blanca galt als Wunderkind, schon als Fünfjähriger soll er gegen erfahrene Spieler gewonnen haben, als Zwölfjähriger schlug er dann den Landesmeister im Schach.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Wunderkind
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Wunderkind die Wunderkinder
genitive eines des Wunderkindes, Wunderkinds der Wunderkinder
dative einem dem Wunderkind, Wunderkinde1 den Wunderkindern
accusative ein das Wunderkind die Wunderkinder

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

  • → English: wunderkind
  • → Russian: вундерки́нд (vunderkínd)

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