Schmutzian

German

Etymology

A jocular construction: Schmutz (“dirt”) + the Latinate suffix -ian (Latin -ianus), often found in given names, e.g. Cassian, Damian.

Noun

Schmutzian m (strong, genitive Schmutzianes or Schmutzians, plural Schmutziane)

1. (dated) slob; dirty pig
2. (Austria, colloquial) miser, skinflint

Declension

Declension of Schmutzian [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schmutzian	die	Schmutziane
genitive	eines	des	Schmutzianes, Schmutzians	der	Schmutziane
dative	einem	dem	Schmutzian, Schmutziane1	den	Schmutzianen
accusative	einen	den	Schmutzian	die	Schmutziane

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Schmutzian” in Duden online