"-elchen" meaning in German

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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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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "little dash, thin line",
          "text": "Strichelchen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "small trolley",
          "text": "Wägelchen",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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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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        "(standard) 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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        "morpheme",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "little sack, little bag",
          "text": "Säckelchen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "little boy",
          "text": "Jüngelchen",
          "type": "example"
        }
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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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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/əlçən/"
    },
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  "word": "-elchen"
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        {
          "english": "little dash, thin line",
          "text": "Strichelchen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "small trolley",
          "text": "Wägelchen",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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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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        "(standard) 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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        "morpheme",
        "neuter",
        "standard"
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    },
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          "english": "little sack, little bag",
          "text": "Säckelchen",
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        },
        {
          "english": "little boy",
          "text": "Jüngelchen",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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      ],
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