Bäuerchen

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔʏ̯ɐçən/
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Etymology 1

Bauer +‎ -chen

Noun

Bäuerchen n (genitive Bäuerchens, plural Bäuerchen)

  1. diminutive of Bauer

Etymology 2

From an onomatopoeia for burping like English burp itself. This form *bur (or similar) was then associated, possibly at first in a non-diphthongizing dialect, with the word Bauer (“farmer”, etymology 1 above), partly due to the perception of farmers as unmannered people. See the same in Dutch boer (“farmer; burp”).

Noun

Bäuerchen n (genitive Bäuerchens, plural Bäuerchen)

  1. the burp or slight vomit of a baby
  2. (rare or humorous) an instance of burping or vomiting by an adult

Declension
Declension of Bäuerchen
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bäuerchen die Bäuerchen
genitive eines des Bäuerchens der Bäuerchen
dative einem dem Bäuerchen den Bäuerchen
accusative einen den Bäuerchen die Bäuerchen

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