Fritzchen

German

Etymology

Diminutive Form of Fritz, which is short for Friedrich.

Cognate to Freddy.

Noun

Fritzchen n (genitive Fritzchens, plural Fritzchen)

  1. Diminutive of Fritz
  2. a name for a young child often used in a certain kind of joke
    “Geben Sie mir bitte ein Kilo Milch”, sagt Fritzchen zum Händler. “Das heißt aber Liter”. “Ach, nicht mehr Milch?”
    “Please give me a kilo of milk”, Fritzchen says to the salesclerk. “You mean liter.” “Oh, it’s not called milk any more?”
  3. (hospital slang) a small cushion (about 40 × 40 cm)

Declension
Declension of Fritzchen
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Fritzchen die Fritzchen
genitive eines des Fritzchens der Fritzchen
dative einem dem Fritzchen den Fritzchen
accusative ein das Fritzchen die Fritzchen

See also
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