Bollchen

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German Bolltje, diminutive of Boll (“roundish object”), from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ. Equivalent to Bolle (“bulb, tuber”) +‎ -chen. Cognate with Dutch bolletje, Danish bolsje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔl.çən/.

Noun

Bollchen n (strong, genitive Bollchens, plural Bollchen)

1. (regional, Northern Germany) a hard candy (usually round)

   Synonym: Bonbon

Declension

Declension of Bollchen [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Bollchen	die	Bollchen
genitive	eines	des	Bollchens	der	Bollchen
dative	einem	dem	Bollchen	den	Bollchen
accusative	ein	das	Bollchen	die	Bollchen