Kindheit
German
Etymology
From Middle High German kintheit, from Old High German kindheit (also kindesheit), equivalent to Kind + -heit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɪnt.haɪ̯t/, [ˈkɪnt.haɪ̯t], [ˈkɪn.taɪ̯t]
Audio (Germany): (file)
Noun
Kindheit f (genitive Kindheit, plural Kindheiten)
- childhood
- Synonyms: Kinderjahre, Kinderzeit
Declension
Declension of Kindheit [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Kindheit | die | Kindheiten |
| genitive | einer | der | Kindheit | der | Kindheiten |
| dative | einer | der | Kindheit | den | Kindheiten |
| accusative | eine | die | Kindheit | die | Kindheiten |
Derived terms
- Kindheitserinnerungen
- Kindheitserlebnis
- Kindheitstraum
- Kindheitstrauma
See also
Further reading
- “Kindheit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kindheit” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Kindheit” in Duden online
- Kindheit on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de