Eigenbrötler

German edit

Etymology edit

From Alemannic German (standard 19th century). Equivalent to eigen +‎ Brot +‎ -ler, literally “own-breader”, originally referring to a bachelor with his own household; compare Middle High German eigen brōt in the sense of “own household”.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ̯ɡənˌbrøːtlər/, [ˈʔaɪ̯.ɡŋ̍ˌbʁøːt.lɐ]
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Hyphenation: Ei‧gen‧bröt‧ler

Noun edit

Eigenbrötler m (strong, genitive Eigenbrötlers, plural Eigenbrötler, feminine Eigenbrötlerin)

maverick, loner; someone who keeps themselves to themselves, follows their own path, and appears not to attach great value to social contact
- 2012, Christian Kracht, chapter III, in Imperium, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, →ISBN:
  Hahls flotter, in seiner Eloquenz trotzdem ein wenig grober Schreibstil ließ vermuten, er stamme aus dem Berlinischen, dabei wohnte in ihm ein niederbayrischer, intellektueller Eigenbrötler und Sturkopf, was Engelhardt durchaus zupaß kam.
  Hahl's brisk style of writing, a little rough despite its eloquence, suggested that he might be from Berlin, but in him resided a Lower Bavarian, intellectual maverick and pigheaded fellow, which suited Engelhardt quite well.

Declension edit

Declension of Eigenbrötler [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Eigenbrötler	die	Eigenbrötler
genitive	eines	des	Eigenbrötlers	der	Eigenbrötler
dative	einem	dem	Eigenbrötler	den	Eigenbrötlern
accusative	einen	den	Eigenbrötler	die	Eigenbrötler

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Eigenbrötelei