31er

German

Etymology

31 +‎ -er, referencing German Betäubungsmittelgesetz BtMG §31, an article that allows courts to reduce or sometimes drop the sentence when the accused has helped to convict others or prevented crimes from taking place by his or her sharing information with the authorities.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌaɪ̯nʊnˈdʁaɪ̯sɪɡɐ/
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯sɪɡɐ

Noun

31er m (strong, genitive 31ers, plural 31er)

1. (Germany, slang) snitch, backstabber

Declension

Declension of 31er [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	31er	die	31er
genitive	eines	des	31ers	der	31er
dative	einem	dem	31er	den	31ern
accusative	einen	den	31er	die	31er

Further reading

• 31er on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “31er” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon