Bånkert

Bavarian edit

Alternative forms edit

Bånkerts

Etymology edit

From Middle High German banchart, an analogy to Germanic names ending in hart, hard (“hard, strong”) with banc (“bank”) referring to the assumed place of conception. Possibly reinforced by Middle High German bastart, basthart (“illegitimate child of a nobleman; bastard”). Cognate with German Bankert.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈb̥ɔŋɡ̥ɐd̥/, [ˈb̥ɔŋɡ̥ːɐd̥]
IPA^(key): /ˈb̥ɒ̃ŋɡ̥ɐd̥/, [ˈb̥ɒ̃ŋɡ̥ːɐd̥]
Hyphenation: Bån‧kert

Noun edit

Bånkert m or n (plural Bånkertn) (Central Bavarian)

(derogatory, dated) bastard (a person who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant)
naughty child