Kindlein

German

Alternative forms
  • Kindelein (archaic)

Etymology

Kind +‎ -lein

Noun

Kindlein n (genitive Kindleins, plural Kinderlein or Kindlein)

  1. diminutive of Kind

Usage notes
  • The plural Kinderlein is more common than unchanged Kindlein. (This is an exceptional case: other plurals with infixed -er-, such as Lämmerchen, are less common than the respective unchanged form.)

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

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