Heimkind

German

Etymology

Heim +‎ Kind

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ̯mˌkɪnt/
• Hyphenation: Heim‧kind

• Audio:

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Noun

Heimkind n (strong, genitive Heimkindes or Heimkinds, plural Heimkinder)

1. child in a children's home

Declension

Declension of Heimkind [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Heimkind	die	Heimkinder
genitive	eines	des	Heimkindes, Heimkinds	der	Heimkinder
dative	einem	dem	Heimkind, Heimkinde1	den	Heimkindern
accusative	ein	das	Heimkind	die	Heimkinder

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Heimkind” in Duden online