Noun
das Wunderkind
Pronunciation: /ˈvʊndərˌkɪnt/
wunderkind, child prodigy (highly talented person who rises to excellence in their field at a young age)
C2
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plural Wunderkinder
Meanings
Noun
- wunderkind, child prodigy (highly talented person who rises to excellence in their field at a young age)
Example sentence
Mozart war ein Wunderkind.
Mozart was a child prodigy.
Word forms
singular
das Wunderkind
plural
die Wunderkinder
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Wunderkind
Accusativedas Wunderkind
Dativedem Wunderkind
Genitivedes Wunderkinds
Plural
Nominativedie Wunderkinder
Accusativedie Wunderkinder
Dativeden Wunderkindern
Genitiveder Wunderkinder
Usage
- als Wunderkind gelten — Be regarded as a child prodigy.
- Wunderkind / hochbegabt — The person noun versus the adjective highly gifted.
Die junge Pianistin wollte nicht nur als Wunderkind wahrgenommen werden.
The young pianist did not want to be seen merely as a child prodigy.