Sittich
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German sitich, from Medieval Latin sittacus, from Latin psittacus (“parrot”), from Ancient Greek ψιττακός (psittakós).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Sittich m (strong, genitive Sittichs, plural Sittiche)
- parakeet (various species of small parrots)
- prison slang form of Sittenstrolch, a nonce (a paedophile)
- 2018 February 10, Ruben Rehage, “Sieben Jahre Gefängnis: Ich habe jede Minute ans Ausbrechen gedacht”, in stern.de[1]:
- Wenn die ganze Anstalt weiß, dass du einen Sittich auf der Zelle hast, und du unternimmst nichts, dann erwischt es irgendwann dich, weil du ein Sittichfreund bist.
- If the whole can knows that you got a nonce in your cell and you do naught then you get dealt with yourself at some point, for your being a nonce friend.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Sittich [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
[edit]- Arasittich (“thick-billed parrot”)
- Blaukopfsittich (“blue-crowned parakeet”)
- Blaulatzsittich (“ochre-marked parakeet”)
- Felsensittich (“burrowing parrot”)
- Halsbandsittich (“rose-ringed parakeet”)
- Karolinasittich (“Carolina parakeet”)
- Mönchssittich (“monk parakeet”)
- Nymphensittich (“cockatiel”)
- Rosellasittich (“eastern rosella”)
- Rotschwanzsittich (“Pyrrhura spec.”)
- Sonnensittich (“sun conure”)
- Spitzschwanzsittich (“blue-crowned parakeet”)
- Wellensittich (“budgerigar”)
- Ziegensittich (“red-crowned parakeet”)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- Ara (“macaw”)
Further reading
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