"Hörnchen" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhœʁn.çən/
Etymology: Horn + -chen Etymology templates: {{suffix|de|Horn|chen}} Horn + -chen Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Hörnchen n (strong, genitive Hörnchens, plural Hörnchen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Hörnchens [genitive], Hörnchen [plural], strong [table-tags], Hörnchen [nominative, singular], Hörnchen [definite, nominative, plural], Hörnchens [genitive, singular], Hörnchen [definite, genitive, plural], Hörnchen [dative, singular], Hörnchen [dative, definite, plural], Hörnchen [accusative, singular], Hörnchen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. Diminutive of Horn Tags: diminutive, form-of, neuter, strong Form of: Horn
    Sense id: en-Hörnchen-de-noun--BFa-SJI
  2. Ellipsis of Milchhörnchen, a German pastry, shaped like a croissant Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, neuter, strong Alternative form of: Milchhörnchen (extra: a German pastry, shaped like a croissant) Categories (topical): Cakes and pastries Categories (lifeform): Rodents
    Sense id: en-Hörnchen-de-noun-2o8dYEzL Disambiguation of Cakes and pastries: 3 46 44 8 Disambiguation of Rodents: 9 40 11 40 Categories (other): German ellipses, German back-formations, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -chen Disambiguation of German back-formations: 6 76 3 14 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 3 63 3 31 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -chen: 6 91 3
  3. Ellipsis of Eishörnchen (“ice cream cone”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, neuter, strong Alternative form of: Eishörnchen (extra: ice cream cone) Categories (topical): Cakes and pastries Categories (lifeform): Rodents
    Sense id: en-Hörnchen-de-noun-voa1ny1Z Disambiguation of Cakes and pastries: 3 46 44 8 Disambiguation of Rodents: 9 40 11 40 Categories (other): German ellipses
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Eishörnchen, Hörncheneis, Hörnchengurke, Hörnchenkürbis
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈhœʁn.çən/
Etymology: Back-formation from Eichhörnchen (“squirrel”), interpreting the first element as Eiche (“oak”). Etymology templates: {{backformation|de|Eichhörnchen||squirrel}} Back-formation from Eichhörnchen (“squirrel”), {{m|de|Eiche||oak}} Eiche (“oak”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Hörnchen n (strong, genitive Hörnchens, plural Hörnchen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Hörnchens [genitive], Hörnchen [plural], strong [table-tags], Hörnchen [nominative, singular], Hörnchen [definite, nominative, plural], Hörnchens [genitive, singular], Hörnchen [definite, genitive, plural], Hörnchen [dative, singular], Hörnchen [dative, definite, plural], Hörnchen [accusative, singular], Hörnchen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. squirrel (in the broad sense, member of the family Sciuridae) Tags: neuter, strong Categories (lifeform): Rodents Related terms: Eichhörnchen, Grauhörnchen, Streifenhörnchen, Flughörnchen
    Sense id: en-Hörnchen-de-noun-pxgXAXoB Disambiguation of Rodents: 9 40 11 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "form": "Hörnchen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hörnchen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "Hörnchen n (strong, genitive Hörnchens, plural Hörnchen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Hörn‧chen"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Eichhörnchen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Grauhörnchen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Streifenhörnchen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Flughörnchen"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "squirrel (in the broad sense, member of the family Sciuridae)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "squirrel",
          "squirrel"
        ],
        [
          "Sciuridae",
          "Sciuridae#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhœʁn.çən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Hörnchen"
}

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