Geizhals
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Geizhals m (strong, genitive Geizhalses, plural Geizhälse, feminine (rare) Geizhälsin)
- miser, skinflint
- Synonyms: Geizkragen, Knicker
- p. 1796, August Wilhelm Schlegel, transl., Wie es euch gefällt[1], translation of As You Like It by William Shakespeare, [Act V, scene iv]:
- Reiche Ehrbarkeit, Herr, wohnt wie ein Geizhals in einem armen Hause, wie eine Perle in einer garstigen Auster.
- Rich honesty dwells like a miser, sir, in a poor house, as your pearl in your foul oyster.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Geizhals [masculine, strong]