Pfannkuchen
German
Alternative forms
- Pannekuchen (colloquial, regional)
- Pfannekuchen (colloquial, regional)
- Pfannenkuchen
Etymology
Pfanne (“pan”) + Kuchen (“cake”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈ(p)fanˌkuːxən/, /ˈ(p)faŋ-/
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Noun
Pfannkuchen m (genitive Pfannkuchens, plural Pfannkuchen)
- a pancake
- (regional, Eastern Germany, especially Brandenburg and Berlin) a filled doughnut, a Berliner
Usage notes
- German pancakes are usually eaten for lunch or supper. They are also wider and often thinner than their American equivalents. Therefore, American breakfast pancakes are sometimes called Pancakes when offered by German cafés.
Declension
Declension of Pfannkuchen
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Pfannkuchen | die | Pfannkuchen |
| genitive | eines | des | Pfannkuchens | der | Pfannkuchen |
| dative | einem | dem | Pfannkuchen | den | Pfannkuchen |
| accusative | einen | den | Pfannkuchen | die | Pfannkuchen |
Synonyms
- (pancake): Palatschinke f (Austrian)
- (filled doughnut): Berliner m; Berliner Ballen m; Berliner Pfannkuchen m
Derived terms
- Apfelpfannkuchen
- Blaubeerpfannkuchen
- Eierpfannkuchen
- Pfannkuchengesicht
- Pflaumenpfannkuchen
- Speckpfannkuchen
See also
- Eierkuchen m
- Fleischpflanzl
Further reading
- Pfannkuchen in Duden online