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

  • IPA(key): /ʃlaˈviːnɐ/
  • (file)

Noun edit

Schlawiner m (strong, genitive Schlawiners, plural Schlawiner, feminine Schlawinerin)

  1. (colloquial) rascal, scamp (playful, impish youngster)
    Synonyms: Spitzbube, Schlingel
  2. (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) slyboots (clever or cunning person)
    Synonyms: Fuchs, Schlitzohr

Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ 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

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