Kitzler in German

IPA: /ˈkʰɪtslɐ/ Audio: De-Kitzler.ogg

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Etymology: From kitzeln (“to tickle”) + -er. In the “clitoris” sense, likely a calque of Ancient Greek κλειτορίς (kleitorís), based on a folk etymology deriving it from the verb κλειτοριάζω (kleitoriázō, “touch or titillate lasciviously, tickle”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|de|kitzeln|er|t1=to tickle}} kitzeln (“to tickle”) + -er, {{cal|de|grc|κλειτορίς|nocap=1}} calque of Ancient Greek κλειτορίς (kleitorís) Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Kitzler m (strong, genitive Kitzlers, plural Kitzler) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Kitzlers [genitive], Kitzler [plural], strong [table-tags], Kitzler [nominative, singular], Kitzler [definite, nominative, plural], Kitzlers [genitive, singular], Kitzler [definite, genitive, plural], Kitzler [dative, singular], Kitzlern [dative, definite, plural], Kitzler [accusative, singular], Kitzler [accusative, definite, plural]

Inflected forms

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"Kitzler" meaning in German

Noun

Inflected forms