"Kittchen" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɪtçən/ Audio: De-Kittchen.ogg
Etymology: From a criminal slang word for “house”, which is derived from Middle Low German kōte, whence also German Kate (“hut”). The form Kittchen, though formally a diminutive, is likely to be explained by conflation with unrelated Middle High German kīche (“jail”). Etymology templates: {{der|de|gml|kōte}} Middle Low German kōte, {{cog|de|Kate||hut}} German Kate (“hut”), {{noncog|gmh|kīche||jail}} Middle High German kīche (“jail”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Kittchen n (strong, genitive Kittchens, plural Kittchen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Kittchens [genitive], Kittchen [plural], strong [table-tags], Kittchen [nominative, singular], Kittchen [definite, nominative, plural], Kittchens [genitive, singular], Kittchen [definite, genitive, plural], Kittchen [dative, singular], Kittchen [dative, definite, plural], Kittchen [accusative, singular], Kittchen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (informal) jail, gaol Tags: informal, neuter, strong Synonyms: Bau, Knast
    Sense id: en-Kittchen-de-noun-aVOOoiU1 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Kittchen meaning in German (2.9kB)

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