Fetzen
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See also: fetzen
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German vetze (“rag, tatters”), ultimately from the root of fassen (“to grasp”).
Cognate with Proto-Germanic *fatą (“vat, item of clothing”), Old Norse fǫt (“clothes”), Portuguese fato (“clothing”), Spanish hato.[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]Fetzen m (strong, genitive Fetzens, plural Fetzen)
- scrap, rag (torn piece of fabric or paper)
- rags (tattered clothing)
- (colloquial) low-quality, ill-fitting clothing
- (Austria, dated) work apron
- (Austria, colloquial) cleaning cloth, dustcloth
- (Austria, colloquial) lowest grade in school (nicht genügend)
- (Austria, Bavaria, colloquial) alcohol intoxication
Declension
[edit]Declension of Fetzen [masculine, strong]
References
[edit]- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Fetzen”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading
[edit]- “Fetzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Fetzen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Fetzen” in Duden online
- Fetzen, owid.de