Gschaftlhuber

Bavarian

Etymology

Gschaftl (“business”) +‎ Huber (a common surname)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̥ʃɑftl̩ˌhu̯ɐb̥ɐ/, /ˈɡ̥ʃɑftl̩ˌhu̯ɐvɐ/, /ˈɡ̥ʃɑftl̩ˌhu̯ɐβɐ/
• Hyphenation: Gschaftl‧hu‧ber

Noun

Gschaftlhuber m (feminine Gschaftlhuberin)

1. (derogatory) someone who deems themselves qualified and/or important, is involved in numerous activities (e.g. functions, offices, business dealings), have their fingers in every pie
2. (jokingly) someone who is very active, bustling, overeager

Synonyms

• Gschaftler

Derived terms

• Gschaftlhuberei
• gschaftlhubern

Related terms

• Gschäft
• gschaftig
• gschaftln

German

Alternative forms

• Geschaftelhuber

Etymology

Borrowed from Bavarian Gschaftlhuber.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈkʃaftl̩ˌhuːbɐ/
• (Austria, Bavaria) IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̥ʃaftl̩ˌhuːb̥ɐ/
• Hyphenation: Gschaftl‧hu‧ber

Noun

Gschaftlhuber m (strong, genitive Gschaftlhubers, plural Gschaftlhuber, feminine Gschaftlhuberin)

1. (derogatory) someone who deems themselves qualified and/or important, is involved in numerous activities (e.g. functions, offices, business dealings), have their fingers in every pie
2. (jokingly) someone who is very active, bustling, overeager

   Synonym: Hans Dampf in allen Gassen

Declension

Declension of Gschaftlhuber [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gschaftlhuber	die	Gschaftlhuber
genitive	eines	des	Gschaftlhubers	der	Gschaftlhuber
dative	einem	dem	Gschaftlhuber	den	Gschaftlhubern
accusative	einen	den	Gschaftlhuber	die	Gschaftlhuber

Synonyms

• Wichtigmacher (“Wichtigtuer”)

Related terms

• Gschaftlhuberei
• gschaftlhubern

Further reading

• “Gschaftlhuber” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Gschaftlhuber” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Gschaftlhuber” in Duden online