Schlipsträger
German
editEtymology
editSchlips (“tie”) + Träger (“wearer”)
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈʃlɪpsˌtʁɛːɡɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-ˌtʁeːɡɐ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: Schlips‧trä‧ger
Audio: (file)
Noun
editSchlipsträger m (strong, genitive Schlipsträgers, plural Schlipsträger)
- (derogatory, metonymically) suit (formally dressed man)
Declension
editDeclension of Schlipsträger [masculine, strong]
Further reading
edit- “Schlipsträger” in Duden online