Chorknabe

German

Etymology

Compound of Chor (“choir”) +‎ Knabe (“boy”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkoːɐ̯ˌknaːbə/
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Noun

Chorknabe m (weak, genitive Chorknaben, plural Chorknaben)

  1. choirboy
  2. (transferred sense) harmless, naive or innocent person
    Coordinate term: Musterknabe
    Das waren sicherlich auch alles keine Chorknaben.
    They were certainly not choirboys.

Declension
Declension of Chorknabe [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Chorknabe die Chorknaben
genitive eines des Chorknaben der Chorknaben
dative einem dem Chorknaben den Chorknaben
accusative einen den Chorknaben die Chorknaben

Further reading
  • “Chorknabe” in Duden online
  • “Chorknabe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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