Pförtchen
German
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈpfœʁtçən/, [ˈp͡fœʁt.çən], [ˈfœʁt-], [-œɐ̯t-]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Pfört‧chen
- Homophone: Förtchen (regional)
Etymology 1
editNoun
editPförtchen n (strong, genitive Pförtchens, plural Pförtchen)
- diminutive of Pforte: little gate
Declension
editDeclension of Pförtchen [neuter, strong]
Descendants
edit- → Russian: фо́рточка (fórtočka) (see there for further descendants)
Etymology 2
editHypercorrection due to the usual simpflication of initial /pf/ to /f/ in northern and central Germany.
Noun
editPförtchen n (strong, genitive Pförtchens, plural Pförtchen)
- Alternative spelling of Förtchen (“kind of pastry”)
Declension
editDeclension of Pförtchen [neuter, strong]
Further reading
edit- “Pförtchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Pförtchen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Pförtchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Pförtchen” in Duden online