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Mädchen.

girl

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɛːtçən//ˈmeːtçən//ˈmeːtçɛn/Austria, Southern-Germany/ˈmɛːtçɛn/Switzerland

  1. girl

    neuter · strong

  2. maiden

    neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German magedichīn, meidichīn, from Old High German *magadihhīn or calqued from Middle Low German mēgedeken, megedekīn, both from Proto-West Germanic *magaþukīn. Equivalent to Magd + -chen.

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