Schlamperei
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German Schlamperei.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSchlamperei (uncountable)
- Laziness, inefficiency, muddleheadedness, especially as a supposed Southern German or Austrian characteristic.
- 1941, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published 2006, page 349:
- Even allowing for Austrian Schlamperei, soldiers and persons in attendance on royalty do not make such mistakes.
German
editPronunciation
editNoun
editSchlamperei f (genitive Schlamperei, plural Schlampereien)
Declension
editDeclension of Schlamperei [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Schlamperei | die | Schlampereien |
genitive | einer | der | Schlamperei | der | Schlampereien |
dative | einer | der | Schlamperei | den | Schlampereien |
accusative | eine | die | Schlamperei | die | Schlampereien |
Further reading
edit- “Schlamperei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schlamperei” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schlamperei” in Duden online
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