Kaninchen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German kanīneken, diminutive of kanīn, konīn, itself probably through Middle Dutch connijn from Old French connin, northern variant of connil, from Latin cunīculus. Analysable as Kanin + -chen. Compare English cony.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Kaninchen n (strong, genitive Kaninchens, plural Kaninchen)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Kaninchen [neuter, strong]
Hyponyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Romansch: canign
See also
[edit]- Hase m (“hare”, sometimes mistakenly used for rabbits)
Further reading
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- German terms derived from Middle Low German
- German terms derived from Middle Dutch
- German terms derived from Old French
- German terms derived from Latin
- German terms suffixed with -chen
- German 3-syllable words
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- German terms with audio pronunciation
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- de:Rabbits
- German diminutiva tantum