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German
Etymology
Geiz + Hals
Pronunciation
Noun
Geizhals m (strong, genitive Geizhalses, plural Geizhälse, feminine (rare) Geizhälsin)
- miser, skinflint
- Synonyms: Geizkragen, Knicker
p. 1796, August Wilhelm Schlegel, transl., Wie es euch gefällt, translation of As You Like It by William Shakespeare, :Reiche Ehrbarkeit, Herr, wohnt wie ein Geizhals in einem armen Hause, wie eine Perle in einer garstigen Auster.- Rich honesty dwells like a miser, sir, in a poor house, as your pearl in your foul oyster.
Declension
Further reading
- “Geizhals” in Duden online
- “Geizhals” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache