Einzelkind
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Etymology
By surface analysis, einzel- + Kind. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “surely not a New High German innovation, so how far back does it go?”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Einzelkind n (strong, genitive Einzelkindes or Einzelkinds, plural Einzelkinder)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Einzelkind | die | Einzelkinder |
| genitive | eines | des | Einzelkindes, Einzelkinds | der | Einzelkinder |
| dative | einem | dem | Einzelkind, Einzelkinde1 | den | Einzelkindern |
| accusative | ein | das | Einzelkind | die | Einzelkinder |
Declension of Einzelkind [neuter, strong]
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
Einzelkind on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Einzelkind” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Einzelkind” in Duden online
- “Einzelkind” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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