Dummerchen

German

Etymology

Dummer (“dumb person”) +‎ -chen (diminutive)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʊmɐçən/
• Hyphenation: Dum‧mer‧chen

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Noun

Dummerchen n (strong, genitive Dummerchens, plural Dummerchen)

1. (colloquial, endearing or derogatory) silly, fool, dummy (person acting foolishly)

Declension

Declension of Dummerchen [neuter, strong]

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

Alternative forms

• Dummchen

Further reading

• “Dummerchen” in Duden online
• “Dummerchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache