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]
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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

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