Pillenknick

German

Etymology

Pille (“[contraceptive] pill”) +‎ -n- +‎ Knick (“drop”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪlənˌknɪk/

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Noun

Pillenknick m (strong, genitive Pillenknicks, no plural)

1. (historical, 1960s) baby bust (commonly linked to the introduction of the contraceptive pill)

Declension

Declension of Pillenknick [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pillenknick
genitive	eines	des	Pillenknicks
dative	einem	dem	Pillenknick
accusative	einen	den	Pillenknick

Further reading

• “Pillenknick” in Duden online
• “Pillenknick” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Pillenknick on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de