Afterkind

German

Etymology

after- +‎ Kind

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaftɐˌkɪnt/
• Hyphenation: Af‧ter‧kind

• Audio:

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Noun

Afterkind n (strong, genitive Afterkindes or Afterkinds, plural Afterkinder)

1. illegitimate child

Declension

Declension of Afterkind [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Afterkind	die	Afterkinder
genitive	eines	des	Afterkindes, Afterkinds	der	Afterkinder
dative	einem	dem	Afterkind, Afterkinde1	den	Afterkindern
accusative	ein	das	Afterkind	die	Afterkinder

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

• Aftersohn
• Aftertochter

Further reading

• “Afterkind” in Duden online