Kaninchen

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German kanīneken, diminutive of kanīn, konīn, itself probably through Middle Dutch connijn from Old French connin, northern variant of connil, from Latin cunīculus. Analysable as Kanin + -chen. Compare English cony.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈniːnçən/
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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. rabbit
    Synonym: Karnickel n

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Hyponyms

Descendants

  • Romansch: canign

See also

  • Hase m (“hare”, sometimes mistakenly used for rabbits)

Further reading

  • Kaninchen” in Duden online
  • Kaninchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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