Chicken

See also: chicken

English

Etymology

Chosen instead of ptarmigan (a common local bird) because of a dispute over the correct spelling.

Proper noun

Chicken

1. A census-designated place in Alaska.

Anagrams

• check in, check-in, checkin', in check

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English chicken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈ(t)ʃɪkən/, [ˈtʃɪkən], [ˈtʃɪkŋ̩], [ˈʃɪkən], [ˈʃɪkŋ̩]
• Homophone: schicken (according to the pronunciation without /t-/)

Noun

Chicken n (strong, genitive Chickens or Chicken, no plural)

1. (uncountable, cooking) chicken (meat)

   Synonyms: Hähnchen, Huhn, Hühnchen

Usage notes

• The word is used chiefly in compounds directly borrowed from English. However, there is also some independent productive use, for example in forms like Chickendöner (“chicken kebab”).

Declension

Declension of Chicken [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Chicken
genitive	eines	des	Chickens, Chicken
dative	einem	dem	Chicken
accusative	ein	das	Chicken