Schwarzer Peter
German
editEtymology
editThe card game is probably named after Johann Peter Petri (1752–1812), nickname “Schwarzpeter”.
Noun
editSchwarzer Peter m (strong, definite nominative der Schwarze Peter, genitive (des) Schwarzen Peters, plural Schwarze Peter, definite plural die Schwarzen Peter)
- (card games) old maid
- (folklore) Black Peter
- (figurative) buck, blame, responsibility, scapegoating, finger-pointing
- Synonym: Schuld
- den Schwarzen Peter weitergeben ― to pass the buck
- er wolte mir den Schwarzen Peter zuschieben ― he tried to pass the buck to me
Declension
editDeclension of Schwarzer Peter [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | |||
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masculine gender | strong declension | |||
nominative | Schwarzer Peter | Schwarze Peter | ||
genitive | Schwarzen Peters | Schwarzer Peter | ||
dative | Schwarzem Peter | Schwarzen Petern | ||
accusative | Schwarzen Peter | Schwarze Peter | ||
weak declension | ||||
nominative | der | Schwarze Peter | die | Schwarzen Peter |
genitive | des | Schwarzen Peters | der | Schwarzen Peter |
dative | dem | Schwarzen Peter | den | Schwarzen Petern |
accusative | den | Schwarzen Peter | die | Schwarzen Peter |
mixed declension | ||||
nominative | ein | Schwarzer Peter | (keine) | Schwarzen Peter |
genitive | eines | Schwarzen Peters | (keiner) | Schwarzen Peter |
dative | einem | Schwarzen Peter | (keinen) | Schwarzen Petern |
accusative | einen | Schwarzen Peter | (keine) | Schwarzen Peter |
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- Schwarzer Peter on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de