ABC-Schütze

See also: Abc-Schütze

German

Etymology

From ABC +‎ Schütze (“shooter; private”), of uncertain origin, 16th c. The word Schütze might refer to the lowest army rank, possibly in part because school starters are often made to walk in rows of two and, generally, are treated like incompetent beings similarly to military recruits. Alternatively, from Latin tīrō (“beginner”) incorrectly interpreted as related to French tirer (“to shoot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌaːbeˈtseːˌʃʏtsə/

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Noun

ABC-Schütze m (weak, genitive ABC-Schützen, plural ABC-Schützen, feminine ABC-Schützin)

1. (informal, dated in most regions) first-year pupil; child who has just started school; abecedarian

   Synonyms: Erstklässler, i-Dötzchen, Schulanfänger

Declension

Declension of ABC-Schütze [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	ABC-Schütze	die	ABC-Schützen
genitive	eines	des	ABC-Schützen	der	ABC-Schützen
dative	einem	dem	ABC-Schützen	den	ABC-Schützen
accusative	einen	den	ABC-Schützen	die	ABC-Schützen

Further reading

• Schulanfänger on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “ABC-Schütze” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache