Heftchen

German

Etymology

Heft (“booklet”) +‎ -chen (diminutive)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛft.çən/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Heft‧chen

Noun

Heftchen n (strong, genitive Heftchens, plural Heftchen)

1. (often derogatory) pamphlet, especially one with lowbrow or sensationalistic content (e.g. comic strips, crime fiction, pornography)
   • 1960, Marie Luise Kaschnitz, Gespenster:

     Das Programm fiel ihr aus der Hand. Anton nahm sofort das glatte Heftchen auf.

     The programme fell from her hand. Anton picked the glossy pamphlet up immediately.

2. diminutive of Heft

Declension

Declension of Heftchen [neuter, strong]

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

References

• “Heftchen” in Duden online