Pfannkuchen
German
Alternative forms
- Pannekuchen (colloquial, regional)
- Pfannekuchen (colloquial, regional)
- Pfannenkuchen
Etymology
Pfanne (“pan”) + Kuchen (“cake”). Cognate to Low German Pannkauken (“pancake”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈ(p)fanˌkuːxən/, /ˈ(p)faŋ-/, [-xn̩], [-xŋ̍]
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Noun
Pfannkuchen m (strong, genitive Pfannkuchens, plural Pfannkuchen)
- a pancake
- Synonyms: (Austrian) Palatschinke f, (eastern Germany) Eierkuchen m
- (regional, Eastern Germany, especially Brandenburg and Berlin) a filled doughnut, a Berliner
- Synonyms: Berliner m, Berliner Ballen m, Berliner Pfannkuchen m
Usage notes
- German pancakes are usually eaten for lunch or supper. They are also wider and often thinner than their American equivalents. Therefore, American breakfast pancakes are sometimes called Pancakes when offered by German cafés.
Declension
Declension of Pfannkuchen [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Pfannkuchen | die | Pfannkuchen |
| genitive | eines | des | Pfannkuchens | der | Pfannkuchen |
| dative | einem | dem | Pfannkuchen | den | Pfannkuchen |
| accusative | einen | den | Pfannkuchen | die | Pfannkuchen |
Derived terms
- Apfelpfannkuchen
- Blaubeerpfannkuchen
- Eierpfannkuchen
- Pfannkuchengesicht
- Pflaumenpfannkuchen
- Speckpfannkuchen
See also
Further reading
- “Pfannkuchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Pfannkuchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Pfannkuchen” in Duden online
Pfannkuchen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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