15 Adorably Wunderbar German Terms of Endearment
Jun 25, 2016 10:16:25 GMT
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Post by blaueaugen on Jun 25, 2016 10:16:25 GMT
Thought you guys might find this amusing or interesting or maybe even useful! From Mental Floss:
1. Schatzi
One of the most common terms is Schatzi, or little treasure.
2. Knuddelbär
This means “cuddle bear,” and the knuddel can attach to other names too, as in knuddelmaus, or “cuddle mouse.”
3. Schmusebärchen
Schmusen is another way to say “to cuddle” or “to smooch,” and adding the diminutive –chen ending to bär here yields “little cuddle bear.”
4. Schmusebäcke
What else can you smooch, or rather smooosh? Cheeks. Schumsebäcke is "shmoosh cheeks."
5. Mausezähnchen
The animals of endearment like bär and maus can attach to other nouns too, like … tooth? Mausezähnchen is “little mouse tooth.” Imagine how small and cute one of those must be!
6. Mausbär
The animal terms can combine with each other too. If a mouse is cuddly and cute and a bear is cuddly and cute, just how stinkin’ cuddly and cute is a mousebear?
7. Schnuckelschneke
Schnecke is a snail, and while snails may not rank high in adorability for English pet names, they show up a lot in German ones. The melodious Schnuckelschneke is "nibble snail."
8. Igelschnäuzchen
Igel is hedgehog and it’s hard to get cuter than hedgehog, but “little hedgehog snout” should do it.
9. Hasenfürzchen
Along with the bear, mouse, snail, and hedgehog, the bunny, or hase, figures prominently in German pet names. Knuddelhase is a good one, but hasenfürzchen or "bunny fart," is better.
10. Honigkuchenpferd
If sweetness is what you’re after, you could go for süsse (sweetie), honigbär (honey bear), or zuckermaus (sugar mouse). But if you’re going to go sweet, why not go all the way to honigkuchenpferd, or "honey-cake-horse"?
11. Knutschkugel
Knutschkugel is "smooch ball," and in addition to being a term of endearment, it’s a common nickname for those little round two-seater cars you see on European streets.
12. Moppelchen
Speaking of roundness, you wouldn’t necessarily want to be called moppel—it means something like "fatso." But moppelchen, or "lil’ chubsy," says it with love.
13. Schnuckiputzi
The best way to translate Schnuckiputzi is simply "cutie pie."
14. Schnurzelpurzel
You can get carried away with the repetitive rhyming potential of these terms, leading to nonsense (but somehow perfect) ones like Schnurzelpurzel.
15. Schnuckiputzihasimausierdbeertörtchen
This creation ranks 139 on a list of terms of endearment at this German baby name site. It translates to cutiepiebunnymousestrawberrytart and is something of a term of endearment, lullaby, and bedtime story all rolled into one.
One of the most common terms is Schatzi, or little treasure.
2. Knuddelbär
This means “cuddle bear,” and the knuddel can attach to other names too, as in knuddelmaus, or “cuddle mouse.”
3. Schmusebärchen
Schmusen is another way to say “to cuddle” or “to smooch,” and adding the diminutive –chen ending to bär here yields “little cuddle bear.”
4. Schmusebäcke
What else can you smooch, or rather smooosh? Cheeks. Schumsebäcke is "shmoosh cheeks."
5. Mausezähnchen
The animals of endearment like bär and maus can attach to other nouns too, like … tooth? Mausezähnchen is “little mouse tooth.” Imagine how small and cute one of those must be!
6. Mausbär
The animal terms can combine with each other too. If a mouse is cuddly and cute and a bear is cuddly and cute, just how stinkin’ cuddly and cute is a mousebear?
7. Schnuckelschneke
Schnecke is a snail, and while snails may not rank high in adorability for English pet names, they show up a lot in German ones. The melodious Schnuckelschneke is "nibble snail."
8. Igelschnäuzchen
Igel is hedgehog and it’s hard to get cuter than hedgehog, but “little hedgehog snout” should do it.
9. Hasenfürzchen
Along with the bear, mouse, snail, and hedgehog, the bunny, or hase, figures prominently in German pet names. Knuddelhase is a good one, but hasenfürzchen or "bunny fart," is better.
10. Honigkuchenpferd
If sweetness is what you’re after, you could go for süsse (sweetie), honigbär (honey bear), or zuckermaus (sugar mouse). But if you’re going to go sweet, why not go all the way to honigkuchenpferd, or "honey-cake-horse"?
11. Knutschkugel
Knutschkugel is "smooch ball," and in addition to being a term of endearment, it’s a common nickname for those little round two-seater cars you see on European streets.
12. Moppelchen
Speaking of roundness, you wouldn’t necessarily want to be called moppel—it means something like "fatso." But moppelchen, or "lil’ chubsy," says it with love.
13. Schnuckiputzi
The best way to translate Schnuckiputzi is simply "cutie pie."
14. Schnurzelpurzel
You can get carried away with the repetitive rhyming potential of these terms, leading to nonsense (but somehow perfect) ones like Schnurzelpurzel.
15. Schnuckiputzihasimausierdbeertörtchen
This creation ranks 139 on a list of terms of endearment at this German baby name site. It translates to cutiepiebunnymousestrawberrytart and is something of a term of endearment, lullaby, and bedtime story all rolled into one.
