Karlchen

German

Etymology

From Karl +‎ -chen. Cognate to English Charlie.

Noun

Karlchen n (strong, genitive Karlchens, plural Karlchen)

1. a diminutive of the male given name Karl, equivalent to English Charlie
2. a Jack of Clubs (dubbed Karlchen, i.e. Charlie) winning the last trick in a game of Doppelkopf (German card game)

Declension

Declension of Karlchen [neuter, strong]

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

See also

• Klein-Erna
• Peterchen
• Paulchen
• Hänschen
• Fritzchen
• Mäxchen