Dreikäsehoch

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German

Etymology

Univerbation of drei +‎ Käse +‎ hoch, literally three cheese tall.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʁaɪ̯ˈkɛːzəhoːx/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-keː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Drei‧kä‧se‧hoch

Noun

Dreikäsehoch m (strong, genitive Dreikäsehochs, plural Dreikäsehochs or Dreikäsehoch)

  1. (colloquial, humorous) tot, titch, half-pint (small child)

Declension

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