Kindelbier

German

Etymology

A compound of Kindel, an Upper German dialectal diminutive of Kind, and Bier.

Noun

Kindelbier n (strong, genitive Kindelbiers, plural Kindelbiere)

  1. (Southern Germany, Lower Saxony, somewhat archaic) baptism; the ceremony of consuming beer to mark a baptism
    Synonym: Taufschmaus

Declension

Declension of Kindelbier [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Kindelbier die Kindelbiere
genitive eines des Kindelbiers der Kindelbiere
dative einem dem Kindelbier den Kindelbieren
accusative ein das Kindelbier die Kindelbiere

See also

  • Kindelmutter

References

Further reading

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