Älchen
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See also: Alchen
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Aal (“eel”) + -chen (diminutive suffix). The sense “eelworm” (18th century) apparently after earlier Dutch aaltje.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈɛːl.çən/, [ˈʔɛːl-], [ˈʔeːl-], [-çən], [-çɪn], [-çn̩]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛːlçən
- Hyphenation: Äl‧chen
Noun
[edit]Älchen n (strong, genitive Älchens, plural Älchen)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Älchen [neuter, strong]
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
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- German terms suffixed with -chen
- German terms derived from Dutch
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:German/ɛːlçən
- Rhymes:German/ɛːlçən/2 syllables
- German lemmas
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- German neuter nouns
- German terms with rare senses
- German diminutive nouns
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