Schmalhans
German
editPronunciation
editNoun
editSchmalhans m (strong, genitive Schmalhanses or Schmalhans, plural Schmalhanse)
- (only in the expression mentioned below) someone who is miserly and avaricious
- Da ist Schmalhans Küchenmeister.
- We must be economical [of a certain good]. There are insufficient provisions [of something].
- (literally, “The chef is a miserly person.”)
Declension
editDeclension of Schmalhans [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Schmalhans | die | Schmalhanse |
genitive | eines | des | Schmalhanses, Schmalhans | der | Schmalhanse |
dative | einem | dem | Schmalhans, Schmalhanse1 | den | Schmalhansen |
accusative | einen | den | Schmalhans | die | Schmalhanse |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
edit- “Schmalhans” in Duden online