Kuscheltier
German
Etymology
kuscheln (“to cuddle”) + Tier (“animal”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʊʃl̩ˌtiːɐ̯/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ku‧schel‧tier
Noun
Kuscheltier n (strong, genitive Kuscheltieres or Kuscheltiers, plural Kuscheltiere, diminutive Kuscheltierchen n)
- stuffed animal, soft toy
- Synonyms: Stofftier, Plüschtier
Declension
Declension of Kuscheltier [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Kuscheltier | die | Kuscheltiere |
| genitive | eines | des | Kuscheltieres, Kuscheltiers | der | Kuscheltiere |
| dative | einem | dem | Kuscheltier, Kuscheltiere1 | den | Kuscheltieren |
| accusative | ein | das | Kuscheltier | die | Kuscheltiere |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
- “Kuscheltier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kuscheltier” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Kuscheltier” in Duden online
- Kuscheltier on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de