"Weibchen" meaning in German

See Weibchen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈvaɪ̯pçən/ Audio: De-Weibchen.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Weib + -chen Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|Weib|-chen}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-uk", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" }, { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-īną", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-īn", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ukīn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "*-ihīn", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle High German", "term" : "-echen", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "-chen", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Weibchen", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Weibchen">, {{suffix|de|Weib|chen}} Weib + -chen Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Weibchen n (strong, genitive Weibchens, plural Weibchen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Weibchens [genitive], Weibchen [plural], strong [table-tags], Weibchen [nominative, singular], Weibchen [definite, nominative, plural], Weibchens [genitive, singular], Weibchen [definite, genitive, plural], Weibchen [dative, singular], Weibchen [dative, definite, plural], Weibchen [accusative, singular], Weibchen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. diminutive of Weib Tags: diminutive, form-of, neuter, strong Form of: Weib
    Sense id: en-Weibchen-de-noun-ICbs~gyU Categories (other): German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -chen, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 66 34 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 62 38 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -chen: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 51 49
  2. female (of an animal) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Weibchen-de-noun-9jJEM3oN Categories (other): German entries with etymon, German terms suffixed with -chen, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 62 38 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -chen: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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