Jammerlappen

German

Etymology

jammern +‎ Lappen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjamɐlapn̩/

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Noun

Jammerlappen m (strong, genitive Jammerlappens, plural Jammerlappen)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) sissy (timid, cowardly person)

   Synonyms: Feigling, Hasenfuß

Declension

Declension of Jammerlappen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Jammerlappen	die	Jammerlappen
genitive	eines	des	Jammerlappens	der	Jammerlappen
dative	einem	dem	Jammerlappen	den	Jammerlappen
accusative	einen	den	Jammerlappen	die	Jammerlappen

Further reading

• “Jammerlappen” in Duden online
• “Jammerlappen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache