Hagestolz
German edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle High German hagestolz, modified by the adjective underlying stolz from hagestolt, hagestalt, from Old High German hagastalt, hagustalt, from Proto-West Germanic *hagustald, Proto-Germanic *hagustaldaz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Hagestolz m (strong, genitive Hagestolzes, plural Hagestolze)
- (dated) confirmed bachelor
- 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Garten”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One][1]; republished as Bayard Taylor, transl., 1870:
- Die armen Weiber sind doch übel dran: / Ein Hagestolz ist schwerlich zu bekehren.
- Yes, the poor women are bad off, 'tis true: / A stubborn bachelor there's no converting.
Declension edit
Declension of Hagestolz [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Hagestolz | die | Hagestolze |
genitive | eines | des | Hagestolzes | der | Hagestolze |
dative | einem | dem | Hagestolz, Hagestolze1 | den | Hagestolzen |
accusative | einen | den | Hagestolz | die | Hagestolze |
1Now rare, see notes.