Kindelbier

German

Etymology

A compound of Kindel, an Upper German dialectal diminutive of Kind, and Bier.

Noun

Kindelbier n (strong, genitive Kindelbiers, plural Kindelbiere)

1. (Southern Germany, Lower Saxony, somewhat archaic) baptism; the ceremony of consuming beer to mark a baptism

   Synonym: Taufschmaus

Declension

Declension of Kindelbier [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kindelbier	die	Kindelbiere
genitive	eines	des	Kindelbiers	der	Kindelbiere
dative	einem	dem	Kindelbier	den	Kindelbieren
accusative	ein	das	Kindelbier	die	Kindelbiere

See also

• Kindelmutter

References

• Krünitz 1773 - 1858

Further reading

• “Kindelbier” in Duden online