Phrasenschwein

German

Etymology

From Phrase (“phrase”) +‎ -n- +‎ Schwein (“pig, piggy bank”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʁaːzənˌʃvaɪ̯n/

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Noun

Phrasenschwein n (strong, genitive Phrasenschweins, plural Phrasenschweine, diminutive Phrasenschweinchen n)

1. an (actual or rhetorical) money box collecting fines for the use of hackneyed phrases; a “cliché box” (swear box for clichés)

Declension

Declension of Phrasenschwein [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Phrasenschwein	die	Phrasenschweine
genitive	eines	des	Phrasenschweins	der	Phrasenschweine
dative	einem	dem	Phrasenschwein	den	Phrasenschweinen
accusative	ein	das	Phrasenschwein	die	Phrasenschweine