Fetzen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German vetze (“rag, tatters”), ultimately from the root of fassen (“to grasp”).

Cognate with Proto-Germanic *fatą (“vat, item of clothing”), Old Norse fǫt (“clothes”), Portuguese fato (“clothing”), Spanish hato.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

Fetzen m (strong, genitive Fetzens, plural Fetzen)

  1. scrap, rag (torn piece of fabric or paper)
  2. rags (tattered clothing)
  3. (colloquial) low-quality, ill-fitting clothing
  4. (Austria, dated) work apron
  5. (Austria, colloquial) cleaning cloth, dustcloth
  6. (Austria, colloquial) lowest grade in school (nicht genügend)
    Synonyms: Fleck, Fünfer, Pintsch
  7. (Austria, Bavaria, colloquial) alcohol intoxication

Declension

Declension of Fetzen
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fetzen die Fetzen
genitive eines des Fetzens der Fetzen
dative einem dem Fetzen den Fetzen
accusative einen den Fetzen die Fetzen

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References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Fetzen”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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