Schlawiner
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Slawonier (“Slovene”), a reference to Slovene door-to-door salesmen, who were considered very cunning.[1] Austrian German, 19th c.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Schlawiner m (strong, genitive Schlawiners, plural Schlawiner, feminine Schlawinerin)
- (colloquial) rascal, scamp (playful, impish youngster)
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) slyboots (clever or cunning person)
- Synonyms: Fuchs, Schlitzohr
Declension[edit]
Declension of Schlawiner [masculine, strong]
References[edit]
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Schlawiner”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 635
Further reading[edit]
- “Schlawiner” in Duden online
- “Schlawiner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache