Küken

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German

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Alternative forms

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  • Kücken (Austria, alongside Küken)

Etymology

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Via German Low German from Middle Low German kuken, from Old Saxon *kiukīn, from Proto-West Germanic *kiukīn (chicken). Cognate with Dutch kuiken, English chicken. A related form is Middle High German kuchil, whence now obsolete Küchlein.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkyːkən/, [ˈkyːkən], [ˈkyːkŋ̩]
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Noun

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Küken n (strong, genitive Kükens, plural Küken)

  1. chick (young bird), fledgling, hatchling, squab (of a pigeon or dove))
  2. (figuratively) the youngest in a group
  3. plug (as in a cask)

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Küken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Küken” in Duden online