Schulmeister
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German schuolemeister. By surface analysis, Schule + Meister.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSchulmeister m (strong, genitive Schulmeisters, plural Schulmeister, feminine Schulmeisterin)
- (archaic) schoolmaster, teacher
- Synonym: Lehrer
- 1906, Hermann Hesse, Unterm Rad [Beneath the Wheel][1], Berlin: S. Fischer:
- Dem Rektor war es ein inniges Vergnügen gewesen, diesen von ihm geweckten, schönen Ehrgeiz zu leiten und wachsen zu sehen. Man sage nicht, Schulmeister haben kein Herz und seien verknöcherte und entseelte Pedanten!
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- (historical, especially) a teacher at a village school
- Synonym: Dorflehrer
- (figurative, now the main use) someone who is schoolmasterish, a pedant
- Synonyms: Pedant, Besserwisser
Declension
editDeclension of Schulmeister [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Schulmeister” in Duden online
- “Schulmeister” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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