Hörnchen
Appearance
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]