Armleuchter

German

Etymology

From Arm (“arm, upper limb”) +‎ Leuchter (“candlestick”).

The pejorative use is from the similarity with Arschloch (“arsehole”), or perhaps specifically the latter's plural form, Arschlöcher.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʁmˌlɔʏ̯çtəʁ/, [ˈʔaʁmˌlɔʏ̯ç.tɐ], [ˈʔaɐ̯m-], [ˈʔaːm-]

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• Hyphenation: Arm‧leuch‧ter

Noun

Armleuchter m (strong, genitive Armleuchters, plural Armleuchter)

1. candelabrum (candle holder with two or more arms)

   Synonym: Kandelaber

   Hypernym: Kerzenständer

2. (derogatory, minced oath) a contemptible or stupid person, a dick, prick, jerk, fool

   Synonyms: Arschloch, Mistkerl, Trottel, Idiot

Declension

Declension of Armleuchter [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Armleuchter	die	Armleuchter
genitive	eines	des	Armleuchters	der	Armleuchter
dative	einem	dem	Armleuchter	den	Armleuchtern
accusative	einen	den	Armleuchter	die	Armleuchter

Further reading

• “Armleuchter” in Duden online
• “Armleuchter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Armleuchter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• Friedrich Kluge (2002) “Armleuchter”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 24th edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN