Tierchen

German

Etymology

From Tier (“animal”) +‎ -chen (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtiːɐ̯çən/
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  • Hyphenation: Tier‧chen

Noun

Tierchen n (strong, genitive Tierchens, plural Tierchen)

  1. Diminutive of Tier; little animal or creature

Declension
Declension of Tierchen [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Tierchen die Tierchen
genitive eines des Tierchens der Tierchen
dative einem dem Tierchen den Tierchen
accusative ein das Tierchen die Tierchen

Derived terms

References
  • “Tierchen” in Duden online
  • “Tierchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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