Thorshühnchen

German (Berlin)

/ˈtoːɐ̯sˌhyːn.çən/

noun
Definitions
  • red phalarope bird of the species Phalaropus fulicarius

Etymology

Compound from German Thor (Thor) + German -s- (genitival interfix, red, letter, degree, rank, plastic, overview, beginning, police, general)+ German Huhn (chicken, hen)+ German -chen (-let, -kin, diminuitive suffix).

Origin

German (Berlin)

-chen

Gloss

-let, -kin, diminuitive suffix

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