Wildfang

German

Etymology

wild (“wild”) +‎ Fang (“catch”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪltfaŋ/
  • Hyphenation: Wild‧fang
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Noun

Wildfang m (strong, genitive Wildfanges or Wildfangs, plural Wildfänge)

  1. a rambunctious child (of any gender, but since the 20th century especially a girl)
  2. (specifically) a tomboy

Declension

Declension of Wildfang [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wildfang die Wildfänge
genitive eines des Wildfanges, Wildfangs der Wildfänge
dative einem dem Wildfang, Wildfange1 den Wildfängen
accusative einen den Wildfang die Wildfänge

1Now rare, see notes.

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