Hörnchen
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German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
Hörnchen n (strong, genitive Hörnchens, plural Hörnchen)
- Diminutive of Horn
- Ellipsis of Milchhörnchen, a German pastry, shaped like a croissant
- Ellipsis of Eishörnchen (“ice cream cone”).
Declension[edit]
Declension of Hörnchen [neuter, strong]
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Back-formation from Eichhörnchen (“squirrel”), interpreting the first element as Eiche (“oak”).
Noun[edit]
Hörnchen n (strong, genitive Hörnchens, plural Hörnchen)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Hörnchen [neuter, strong]