Kaninchen
Meaning
rabbit
Concepts
Oryctolagus
old world rabbit
European wild rabbit
wild rabbit
domestic rabbit
Synonyms
Schlappohr
Oryctolagus
europäisches Wildkaninchen
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Lapinchen
Hoppelhäslein
Kaninchenfell
Frequency
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaˈniːnçən/
Etymology
From Middle Low German kanīneken, diminutive of kanīn, konīn, itself probably through Middle Dutch connijn from Old French connin, northern variant of connil, from Latin cunīculus. Analysable as Kanin + -chen. Compare English cony.
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