Polyglot Dictionary

Patenkind

/ˈpaːtn̩ˌkɪnt/

das noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Patenkinder

Meaning

  1. godchild

    • Sie schenkt ihrem Patenkind ein Buch.

      She gives her godchild a book.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

ahijado

ahijado is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "godchild."

Practice

1 What does Patenkind mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie schenkt ihrem ___ ein Buch.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Patenkind?

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