Pförtchen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpfœʁtçən/, [ˈp͡fœʁt.çən], [ˈfœʁt-], [-œɐ̯t-]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Pfört‧chen
  • Homophone: Förtchen (regional)

Etymology 1

From Pforte + -chen.

Noun

Pförtchen n (strong, genitive Pförtchens, plural Pförtchen)

  1. Diminutive of Pforte: little gate
Declension
Descendants
  • Russian: фо́рточка (fórtočka) (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

Hypercorrection due to the usual simpflication of initial /pf/ to /f/ in northern and central Germany.

Noun

Pförtchen n (strong, genitive Pförtchens, plural Pförtchen)

  1. Alternative spelling of Förtchen (kind of pastry)
Declension

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