Kittchen

German

Etymology

From a criminal slang word for “house”, which is derived from Middle Low German kōte, whence also German Kate (“hut”). The form Kittchen, though formally a diminutive, is likely to be explained by conflation with unrelated Middle High German kīche (“jail”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɪtçən/
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Noun

Kittchen n (genitive Kittchens, plural Kittchen)

(informal) jail, gaol

Declension

Declension of Kittchen

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kittchen	die	Kittchen
genitive	eines	des	Kittchens	der	Kittchen
dative	einem	dem	Kittchen	den	Kittchen
accusative	ein	das	Kittchen	die	Kittchen

Synonyms

Bau
Knast

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