Pfannkuchen

German

Alternative forms

Pannekuchen (colloquial, regional)
Pfannekuchen (colloquial, regional)
Pfannenkuchen

Etymology

Pfanne (“pan”) +‎ Kuchen (“cake”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈ(p)fanˌkuːxən/, /ˈ(p)faŋ-/
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Noun

Pfannkuchen m (genitive Pfannkuchens, plural Pfannkuchen)

a pancake
(regional, Eastern Germany, especially Brandenburg and Berlin) a filled doughnut, a Berliner

Usage notes

German pancakes are usually eaten for lunch or supper. They are also wider and often thinner than their American equivalents. Therefore, American breakfast pancakes are sometimes called Pancakes when offered by German cafés.

Declension

Declension of Pfannkuchen

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pfannkuchen	die	Pfannkuchen
genitive	eines	des	Pfannkuchens	der	Pfannkuchen
dative	einem	dem	Pfannkuchen	den	Pfannkuchen
accusative	einen	den	Pfannkuchen	die	Pfannkuchen

Synonyms

(pancake): Palatschinke f (Austrian)
(filled doughnut): Berliner m; Berliner Ballen m; Berliner Pfannkuchen m

Derived terms

Apfelpfannkuchen
Blaubeerpfannkuchen
Eierpfannkuchen
Pfannkuchengesicht
Pflaumenpfannkuchen
Speckpfannkuchen

See also

Further reading

Pfannkuchen in Duden online

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