Kaninchen

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German kanīneken, diminutive of kanīn, konīn, itself probably through Middle Dutch connijn from Old French connin, northern variant of connil, from Latin cunīculus. Analysable as Kanin +‎ -chen. Compare English cony.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈniːnçən/
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Noun

Kaninchen n (strong, genitive Kaninchens, plural Kaninchen)

rabbit
Synonym: Karnickel n

Declension

Declension of Kaninchen [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kaninchen	die	Kaninchen
genitive	eines	des	Kaninchens	der	Kaninchen
dative	einem	dem	Kaninchen	den	Kaninchen
accusative	ein	das	Kaninchen	die	Kaninchen

Hyponyms

Angorakaninchen
Hasenkaninchen
Hauskaninchen
Holländerkaninchen
Rhönkaninchen
Wildkaninchen
Zwergkaninchen

Related terms

Kaninchenbau
Kaninchenbraten
Kaninchendraht
Kaninchenfell
Kaninchenfett
Kaninchenfleisch
Kaninchenfutter
Kaninchenloch
Kaninchenmast
Kaninchenpfote
Kaninchenplage
Kaninchenragout
Kaninchenstall
Kaninchenzucht
Kaninchenzüchter
Kaninchenzüchterverein
Stoffkaninchen
Versuchskaninchen

Descendants

→ Romansch: canign

See also

Hase m (“hare”, sometimes mistakenly used for rabbits)

Further reading

“Kaninchen” in Duden online
“Kaninchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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