Bäuerchen
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
Bäuerchen n (strong, genitive Bäuerchens, plural Bäuerchen)
- Diminutive of Bauer
Declension[edit]
Declension of Bäuerchen [neuter, strong]
Etymology 2[edit]
From an onomatopoeia for burping like English burp itself. This form *bur (or similar) was then associated, possibly at first in a non-diphthongizing dialect, with the word Bauer (“farmer”, etymology 1 above), partly due to the perception of farmers as unmannered people. See the same in Dutch boer (“farmer; burp”).
Noun[edit]
Bäuerchen n (strong, genitive Bäuerchens, plural Bäuerchen)
- the burp or slight vomit of a baby
- (rare or humorous) an instance of burping or vomiting by an adult
Declension[edit]
Declension of Bäuerchen [neuter, strong]
Further reading[edit]
- “Bäuerchen” in Duden online