Welpchen

German

Etymology

From Welpe +‎ -chen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛlpçn̩], [ˈvɛlpçən]

Noun

Welpchen n (genitive Welpchens, plural Welpchen)

  1. diminutive of Welpe
    2004, Kaouther Tabai, Das kleine Dienstmädchen: Aus dem Leben tunesischer Frauen, p. 71:
    Der Junge freute sich, wie ein hungriges Welpchen auf einen hingeworfenen Knochen, und fing gierig an daran zu knabbern.
    The boy was excited like a hungry puppy about a bone thrown to it and started voraciously to nibble on it.

Declension

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