Pillenknick

German

Etymology

Pille (“[contraceptive] pill”) +‎ -n- +‎ Knick (“drop”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɪlənˌknɪk/
Audio (file)

Noun

Pillenknick m (strong, genitive Pillenknicks, no plural)

(historical, 1960s) baby bust (commonly linked to the introduction of the contraceptive pill)

Declension

Declension of Pillenknick [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pillenknick
genitive	eines	des	Pillenknicks
dative	einem	dem	Pillenknick
accusative	einen	den	Pillenknick

Further reading

“Pillenknick” in Duden online
“Pillenknick” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Pillenknick on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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