Gaunersprache
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German
Etymology
Gauner (“crook”) + Sprache (“language”)
Pronunciation
Noun
Gaunersprache f (genitive Gaunersprache, plural Gaunersprachen)
- cant (secret language)
- Maria Reichmann, Die Wiener Gaunersprache, 2011, 3.
- Die Wiener Gaunersprache – mit der sich meine Hausarbeit beschäftigt – ist eine solche Geheimsprache. Es liegt nahe, dass besonders bei kriminellen Aktivitäten höchste Geheimhaltung geboten ist.
- The Viennese cant – which is the subject of my paper – is such a secret language. It is obvious that utmost secrecy is in particular required with criminal activities.
- Maria Reichmann, Die Wiener Gaunersprache, 2011, 3.
Declension
Declension of Gaunersprache
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Gaunersprache | die | Gaunersprachen |
| genitive | einer | der | Gaunersprache | der | Gaunersprachen |
| dative | einer | der | Gaunersprache | den | Gaunersprachen |
| accusative | eine | die | Gaunersprache | die | Gaunersprachen |
Further reading
- “Gaunersprache” in Duden online
- “Gaunersprache” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache