Erbsenzähler
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Erbsen (“peas”) + Zähler (“counter”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Erbsenzähler m (strong, genitive Erbsenzählers, plural Erbsenzähler, feminine Erbsenzählerin)
- (derogatory) pedantic, petty, stingy person; pedant, bean counter, nitpicker, straw-splitter, pettifogger, miser
Declension
[edit]Declension of Erbsenzähler [masculine, strong]
Synonyms
[edit]- kleinlicher Mensch (descriptive), Pedant, Haarspalter, Kleingeist, Korinthenkacker, i-Tüpferl-Reiter (colloquial)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Erbsenzähler” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Erbsenzähler” in Duden online
- “Erbsenzähler” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon