Kuchen
See also: kuchen, Küchen, and küchen-
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuːxən/, [ˈkuːxn̩], [ˈkuːχn̩], [-ən]
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Etymology 1
From Middle High German kuoche, from Old High German kuohho, from Proto-Germanic *kōkô. Compare Dutch koek.
Noun
Kuchen m (strong, genitive Kuchens, plural Kuchen, diminutive Küchlein n or Küchelchen n)
- pie; cake; tart (foodstuff made of baked dough, other than bread)
Usage notes
- Kuchen can refer to almost any foodstuff that is made of dough, baked in a pan or oven, and considered fit for consumption by itself (unlike bread). Which sorts are in fact called Kuchen and which are not, is mainly a matter of tradition, for which no clear rule can be given. For example, Pizza is not included in the term, unlike the rather similar Zwiebelkuchen (“onion tart”) and Flammkuchen. While most Kuchen have pieces cut from them, the northern German Schmalzkuchen are bite-sized. Similarly, most Kuchen are made of flour, but Reibekuchen are made of potatoes.
- All that said, the prototypical Kuchen is a fairly large, sweet pastry similar to the English cake.
Declension
Declension of Kuchen [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Kuchen | die | Kuchen |
| genitive | eines | des | Kuchens | der | Kuchen |
| dative | einem | dem | Kuchen | den | Kuchen |
| accusative | einen | den | Kuchen | die | Kuchen |
Hyponyms
- Apfelkuchen
- Aschenkuchen
- Baumkuchen
- Blechkuchen
- Döppekuchen
- Eierkuchen
- Flammkuchen
- Fleischkuchen
- Gemüsekuchen
- Käsekuchen
- Kirschkuchen
- Lebkuchen
- Mohnkuchen
- Mutterkuchen
- Napfkuchen
- Obstkuchen
- Pfannkuchen
- Pflaumenkuchen
- Pustekuchen
- Reibekuchen
- Rosinenkuchen
- Sandkuchen
- Schmalzkuchen
- Speckkuchen
- Spießkuchen
- Streuselkuchen
- Zwiebelkuchen
Related terms
- Kuchenbäcker
- Kuchenform
- Kuchengabel
- Kuchengebäck
- Kuchenmesser
- Kuchenplatte
- Kuchenstück
- Kuchenteller
- Kuchentheke
Descendants
- → English: kuchen
- → Portuguese: cuca, cuque
- → Spanish: kuchen
See also
- Keks
- Torte (cream-based cake)
- kochen
Proper noun
Kuchen n (proper noun, genitive Kuchens or (optionally with an article) Kuchen)
- A town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Further reading
- “Kuchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kuchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Kuchen” in Duden online
Kuchen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Kuchen”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Luxembourgish
Noun
Kuchen
- plural of Kuch