Schlawiner
German edit
Etymology edit
From Slawonier (“Slovene”), a reference to Slovene door-to-door salesmen, who were considered very cunning.[1] Austrian German, 19th c.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schlawiner m (strong, genitive Schlawiners, plural Schlawiner, feminine Schlawinerin)
- (colloquial) rascal, scamp (playful, impish youngster)
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) slyboots (clever or cunning person)
- Synonyms: Fuchs, Schlitzohr
Declension edit
Declension of Schlawiner [masculine, strong]
References edit
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989), “Schlawiner”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 635
Further reading edit
- “Schlawiner” in Duden online
- “Schlawiner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache