Sparschwein

== German == === Etymology === From sparen (“to save”) +‎ Schwein (“pig”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃpaːrˌʃvaɪ̯n/, [ˈʃpaː(ɐ̯)ˌʃʋaɪ̯n] === Noun === Sparschwein n (strong, genitive Sparschweins or Sparschweines, plural Sparschweine, diminutive Sparschweinchen n) piggy bank (container for coins, prototypically, but not necessarily, in the form of a pig) ==== Usage notes ==== Bare form and diminutive used interchangeably with no change in meaning. ==== Declension ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== Spardose === Further reading === “Sparschwein”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Sparschwein” in Duden online