Kaninchen
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German kanīneken, diminutive of kanīn, konīn, itself probably through Middle Dutch connijn from Old French connin, northern variant of connil, from Latin cunīculus. Analysable as Kanin + -chen. Compare English cony.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Kaninchen n (strong, genitive Kaninchens, plural Kaninchen)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Kaninchen [neuter, strong]
Hyponyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Romansch: canign
See also[edit]
- Hase m (“hare”, sometimes mistakenly used for rabbits)
Further reading[edit]
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- German terms derived from Middle Low German
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- German terms derived from Latin
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