Musskind

German

Alternative forms

• Muss-Kind
• Mußkind, Muß-Kind (superseded)

Etymology

From muss (“he/she must”) +‎ Kind (“child”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Musskind n (strong, genitive Musskindes or Musskinds, plural Musskinder)

1. a child who must be sent to primary school in a given year

   Synonym: Kannkind (Kann-Kind)

Usage notes

• See Kannkind for notes.

Declension

Declension of Musskind [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Musskind	die	Musskinder
genitive	eines	des	Musskindes, Musskinds	der	Musskinder
dative	einem	dem	Musskind, Musskinde1	den	Musskindern
accusative	ein	das	Musskind	die	Musskinder

¹Now rare, see notes.