Pfannkuchen

German

Alternative forms

• Pannekuchen (colloquial, regional)
• Pfannekuchen (colloquial, regional)
• Pfannenkuchen

Etymology

From Pfanne (“pan”) +‎ Kuchen (“cake”). Cognate to Low German Pannkauken (“pancake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈ(p)fanˌkuːxən/, /ˈ(p)faŋ-/, [-xn̩], [-xŋ̍]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Pfann‧ku‧chen

Noun

Pfannkuchen m (strong, genitive Pfannkuchens, plural Pfannkuchen)

1. a pancake

   Synonyms: (Austrian) Palatschinke f, (eastern Germany) Eierkuchen m

2. (regional, Eastern Germany, especially Brandenburg and Berlin) a filled doughnut, a Berliner

   Synonyms: Berliner m, Berliner Ballen m, Berliner Pfannkuchen m

Usage notes

• German pancakes are usually eaten for lunch or supper. They are also wider and often thinner than their American equivalents. Therefore, American breakfast pancakes are sometimes called Pancakes when offered by German cafés.

Declension

Declension of Pfannkuchen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pfannkuchen	die	Pfannkuchen
genitive	eines	des	Pfannkuchens	der	Pfannkuchen
dative	einem	dem	Pfannkuchen	den	Pfannkuchen
accusative	einen	den	Pfannkuchen	die	Pfannkuchen

Derived terms

• Apfelpfannkuchen
• Blaubeerpfannkuchen
• Eierpfannkuchen
• Pfannkuchengesicht
• Pflaumenpfannkuchen
• Speckpfannkuchen

See also

• Eierkuchen m
• Fleischpflanzl

Further reading

• “Pfannkuchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Pfannkuchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Pfannkuchen” in Duden online
• Pfannkuchen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de