Schlawiner

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German

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Etymology

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From Slawonier (“Slovene”), a reference to Slovene door-to-door salesmen, who were considered very cunning.[1] Austrian German, 19th c.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃlaˈviːnɐ/
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Noun

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Schlawiner m (strong, genitive Schlawiners, plural Schlawiner, feminine Schlawinerin)

  1. (colloquial) rascal, scamp (playful, impish youngster)
    Synonyms: Spitzbube, Schlingel
  2. (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) slyboots (clever or cunning person)
    Synonyms: Fuchs, Schlitzohr

Declension

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Declension of Schlawiner [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schlawiner die Schlawiner
genitive eines des Schlawiners der Schlawiner
dative einem dem Schlawiner den Schlawinern
accusative einen den Schlawiner die Schlawiner

References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Schlawiner”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 635

Further reading

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