Hörnchen
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
Hörnchen n (strong, genitive Hörnchens, plural Hörnchen)
- Diminutive of Horn
- Ellipsis of Milchhörnchen, a German pastry, shaped like a croissant
- Ellipsis of Eishörnchen (“ice cream cone”).
Declension edit
Declension of Hörnchen [neuter, strong]
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Back-formation from Eichhörnchen (“squirrel”), interpreting the first element as Eiche (“oak”).
Noun edit
Hörnchen n (strong, genitive Hörnchens, plural Hörnchen)
Declension edit
Declension of Hörnchen [neuter, strong]