Bäuerchen
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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