Schlamperei
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Schlamperei.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schlamperei (uncountable)
- Laziness, inefficiency, muddleheadedness, especially as a supposed Southern German or Austrian characteristic.
- 1941, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published 2006, page 349:
- Even allowing for Austrian Schlamperei, soldiers and persons in attendance on royalty do not make such mistakes.
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schlamperei f (genitive Schlamperei, plural Schlampereien)
Declension edit
Declension of Schlamperei [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Schlamperei | die | Schlampereien |
| genitive | einer | der | Schlamperei | der | Schlampereien |
| dative | einer | der | Schlamperei | den | Schlampereien |
| accusative | eine | die | Schlamperei | die | Schlampereien |
Further reading edit
- “Schlamperei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schlamperei” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schlamperei” in Duden online