Hörnchen

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhœʁn.çən/
  • Hyphenation: Hörn‧chen

Etymology 1

Horn +‎ -chen

Noun

Hörnchen n (strong, genitive Hörnchens, plural Hörnchen)

  1. diminutive of Horn
  2. (often Milchhörnchen) a German pastry, shaped like a croissant
Declension

Etymology 2

From Eichhörnchen (squirrel).

Noun

Hörnchen n (strong, genitive Hörnchens, plural Hörnchen)

  1. squirrel (in the broad sense, member of the family Sciuridae)
Declension

Further reading

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