Kindlein
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German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Kindlein n (strong, genitive Kindleins, plural Kinderlein or Kindlein)
- diminutive of Kind
- (Can we date this quote?), “Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf”, traditional (lyrics), Johann Friedrich Reichardt (music):
- Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf, / Der Vater hüt die Schaaf, / Die Mutter schüttelts Bäumelein, / Da fällt herab ein Träumelein, / Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf.
- Sleep my child, sleep / Your father tends the sheep, / Your mother shakes the apple tree, / As falls down a dream for thee / Sleep my child, sleep
Usage notes
[edit]- The plural Kinderlein is more common than unchanged Kindlein. (This is an exceptional case: other plurals with infixed -er-, such as Lämmerchen, are less common than the respective unchanged form.)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Kindlein [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Kindlein | die | Kinderlein, Kindlein |
| genitive | eines | des | Kindleins | der | Kinderlein, Kindlein |
| dative | einem | dem | Kindlein | den | Kinderlein, Kindlein |
| accusative | ein | das | Kindlein | die | Kinderlein, Kindlein |