Kindergeld

German

Etymology

From Kind +‎ -er- +‎ Geld.

Pronunciation

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Cognate with Dutch kindergeld

Noun

Kindergeld n (strong, genitive Kindergeldes or Kindergelds, plural Kindergelder)

1. child benefit (state payment to people with children)

Declension

Declension of Kindergeld [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kindergeld	die	Kindergelder
genitive	eines	des	Kindergeldes, Kindergelds	der	Kindergelder
dative	einem	dem	Kindergeld, Kindergelde1	den	Kindergeldern
accusative	ein	das	Kindergeld	die	Kindergelder

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Kindergeld” in Duden online