Hämmchen

German edit

Alternative forms edit

Hämchen

Etymology edit

From archaic Hamme +‎ -chen, chiefly through Central Franconian Hämmche. Further from Middle High German hamme, from Old High German hamma, from Proto-Germanic *hammō.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛmçən/

Noun edit

Hämmchen n (strong, genitive Hämmchens, plural Hämmchen)

(regional, Rhineland, cooking) pork knuckle
Synonyms: (northern and central Germany) Eisbein; (Austro-Bavarian) Schweinshaxe

Declension edit

Declension of Hämmchen [neuter, strong]

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

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