Herdprämie

German

Etymology

Herd (“cooker”) +‎ Prämie (“bonus”), evoking Heimchen am Herd.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈheːɐ̯tˌprɛːmi̯ə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌpreːmi̯ə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Herd‧prä‧mie

Noun

Herdprämie f (genitive Herdprämie, plural Herdprämien)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, German politics) synonym of Betreuungsgeld (a bonus incentive for parents to remain at home)

Declension

Declension of Herdprämie [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Herdprämie die Herdprämien
genitive einer der Herdprämie der Herdprämien
dative einer der Herdprämie den Herdprämien
accusative eine die Herdprämie die Herdprämien

See also

  • Appendix:GfdS words of the year#2007

Further reading

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