Strizzi
German edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps from Czech strýc (“uncle”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Strizzi m (strong, genitive Strizzis, plural Strizzis) (colloquial, Austria, Bavaria)
- pimp
- rascal
- Synonym: Strolch
- 1897, Arthur Schnitzler, Reigen, page 17:
- Soldat. Ha!… Glaubst, ich bin deine Wurzen… Servus! Leocadia… / Dirne. Strizzi! Fallott!
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Declension edit
Declension of Strizzi [masculine, strong]
References edit
Further reading edit
- “Strizzi” in Duden online
- “Strizzi” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.