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Bavarian
Etymology
From Middle High German vetze (“rag, tatters”), from Middle High German vazzen, from Old High German vaz, from Proto-Germanic *fatą, from Proto-Indo-European *pod- (“vessel, container”). Cognate with German Fetzen, Old Norse fǫt (“clothes”), Portuguese fato (“clothing”), Spanish hato. Doublet of Fåss.
Pronunciation
Noun
Fetzn m (plural Fetzn, diminutive Fetzerl)
- scrap, rag (torn piece of fabric or paper)
- rags (tattered clothing)
- low-quality, ill-fitting clothing
- cleaning cloth, dustcloth
- (Austria, Vienna) lowest grade in school (nicht genügend)
- Synonyms: Fleck, Fünfer, Pintsch
- alcohol intoxication
- (derogatory) document