Kuckucksei

German

Etymology

Kuckuck +‎ -s- +‎ Ei

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʊkʊksˌʔaɪ̯]
• Hyphenation: Ku‧ckucks‧ei

• Audio:

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Noun

Kuckucksei n (strong, genitive Kuckuckseies or Kuckuckseis, plural Kuckuckseier)

1. cuckoo's egg
2. (colloquial) child raised in a family, but of a different father

Declension

Declension of Kuckucksei [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kuckucksei	die	Kuckuckseier
genitive	eines	des	Kuckuckseies, Kuckuckseis	der	Kuckuckseier
dative	einem	dem	Kuckucksei, Kuckuckseie1	den	Kuckuckseiern
accusative	ein	das	Kuckucksei	die	Kuckuckseier

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• jemandem ein Kuckucksei ins Nest legen

Further reading

• “Kuckucksei” in Duden online