-erchen

German

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-erchen

  1. plural of -chen

Usage notes

  • Used, alongside the normal unchanged plural diminutive, in a number of words whose basic plural takes -er. This is common in Kindchen (“little child”); otherwise it is fairly rare.
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