Pförtchen
German edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈpfœʁtçən/, [ˈp͡fœʁt.çən], [ˈfœʁt-], [-œɐ̯t-]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Pfört‧chen
- Homophone: Förtchen (regional)
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
Pförtchen n (strong, genitive Pförtchens, plural Pförtchen)
- Diminutive of Pforte: little gate
Declension edit
Declension of Pförtchen [neuter, strong]
Descendants edit
- → Russian: фо́рточка (fórtočka) (see there for further descendants)
Etymology 2 edit
Hypercorrection due to the usual simpflication of initial /pf/ to /f/ in northern and central Germany.
Noun edit
Pförtchen n (strong, genitive Pförtchens, plural Pförtchen)
- Alternative spelling of Förtchen (“kind of pastry”)
Declension edit
Declension 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