German edit

Etymology edit

By surface analysis, einzel- +‎ Kind. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “surely not a New High German innovation, so how far back does it go?”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaɪntsl̩ˌkɪnt/, /ˈʔaɪntsəlˌkɪnt/
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  • Hyphenation: Ein‧zel‧kind

Noun edit

Einzelkind n (strong, genitive Einzelkindes or Einzelkinds, plural Einzelkinder)

  1. only child

Declension edit

Further reading edit