Hörnchen

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhœʁn.çən/ Hyphenation: Hörn‧chen === Etymology 1 === Horn +‎ -chen ==== Noun ==== Hörnchen n (strong, genitive Hörnchens, plural Hörnchen) diminutive of Horn ellipsis of Milchhörnchen (“a German pastry, shaped like a croissant”) ellipsis of Eishörnchen (“ice cream cone”) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== Lenkerhörnchen ===== Related terms ===== Eishörnchen Hörncheneis Hörnchengurke Hörnchenkürbis === Etymology 2 === Back-formation from Eichhörnchen (“squirrel”), interpreting the first element as Eiche (“oak”). ==== Noun ==== Hörnchen n (strong, genitive Hörnchens, plural Hörnchen) squirrel (in the broad sense, member of the family Sciuridae) ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== Eichhörnchen Grauhörnchen Streifenhörnchen Flughörnchen === Further reading === “Hörnchen” in Duden online “Hörnchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache