See -elchen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "A lengthened variant of -chen. Possibly a blend of -chen and one of the southern diminutive suffixes containing -l- (see -lein).",
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"tags": [
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}
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"english": "little dash, thin line",
"text": "Strichelchen",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "small trolley",
"text": "Wägelchen",
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}
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"used to make diminutives of nouns with a stem ending in -ch, and a few with a stem ending in -g."
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},
{
"english": "little boy",
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}
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"used to make diminutives of words with other final sounds, particularly -k and -ng."
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"(regional) used to make diminutives of words with other final sounds, particularly -k and -ng."
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"etymology_text": "A lengthened variant of -chen. Possibly a blend of -chen and one of the southern diminutive suffixes containing -l- (see -lein).",
"forms": [
{
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"tags": [
"plural"
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}
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],
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"english": "little dash, thin line",
"text": "Strichelchen",
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},
{
"english": "small trolley",
"text": "Wägelchen",
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}
],
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"used to make diminutives of nouns with a stem ending in -ch, and a few with a stem ending in -g."
],
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],
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]
},
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"english": "little sack, little bag",
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},
{
"english": "little boy",
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}
],
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