Teschek

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Deschek (alternative spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian tessék (“Here you are!; Help yourself!”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̥e̞ʃe̞k/
• Hyphenation: Te‧schek

Noun

Teschek m (plural Teschek or Tescheks)

1. (Austria, chiefly Vienna, derogatory) person who gets taken advantage of; who gets the short end of the stick; who gets a raw deal; sucker; loser

   Bin i eicher Teschek? Den Schas kennts eich söwa måchn! ― Am I your sucker? Deal with that crap on your own!

German

Etymology

From Hungarian tessék (“Here you are!; Help yourself!”) via Bavarian Teschek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈte̞ʃe̞k/
• Hyphenation: Te‧schek

Noun

Teschek m (strong, genitive Tescheks, plural Tescheks)

1. (Austria, chiefly Vienna, derogatory) person who gets taken advantage of; who gets the short end of the stick; who gets a raw deal; sucker; loser

   Ich habe es satt, hier immer nur der Teschek zu sein. ― I'm sick and tired of always being taken advantage of here.

Declension

Declension of Teschek [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Teschek	die	Tescheks
genitive	eines	des	Tescheks	der	Tescheks
dative	einem	dem	Teschek	den	Tescheks
accusative	einen	den	Teschek	die	Tescheks