Frettchen

German

Etymology

Diminutive of an obsolete simplex frett, which is borrowed via Middle Dutch furet, fret from Old French furet, +‎ -chen. Compare modern Dutch fret.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfʁɛtçən/
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Noun

Frettchen n (genitive Frettchens, plural Frettchen)

ferret (the mammal Mustela putorius furo)

Declension

Declension of Frettchen

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

Further reading

Frettchen in Duden online

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