Pförtchen

• IPA^(key): /ˈpfœʁtçən/, [ˈp͡fœʁt.çən], [ˈfœʁt-], [-œɐ̯t-]

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• Hyphenation: Pfört‧chen
• Homophone: Förtchen (regional)

From Pforte +‎ -chen.

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1. Diminutive of Pforte: little gate

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• → Russian: фо́рточка (fórtočka) (see there for further descendants)

Hypercorrection due to the usual simpflication of initial /pf/ to /f/ in northern and central Germany.

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1. Alternative spelling of Förtchen (“kind of pastry”)

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• “Pförtchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Pförtchen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Pförtchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Pförtchen” in Duden online