Hallodri

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German

Etymology

From Southern German, Austrian Hallodri, probably from Allotria (tomfoolery).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haˈloːdri/
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Noun

Hallodri m (strong, genitive Hallodris, plural Hallodris)

  1. (Austria, Southern Germany, colloquial, derogatory) careless unreliable person
    Synonym: Windhund
    • 2012, Dieter Janz, Bapogana: Roman, Verlag Kern, →ISBN:
      Er gilt in Großbritannien als unseriös, als Hallodri und Draufgänger, dessen verschiedene Unternehmungen nie von Erfolg gekrönt waren.
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    • 2013, Notker Wolf, Zwischen Himmel und Erde: Einfälle zu Liebe, Glück und Glauben, Gütersloher Verlagshaus, →ISBN:
      Und jetzt schauen wir uns das Gleichnis vom Verlorenen Sohn mal aus der Sicht von Clara an. Da gibt es den jüngeren Sohn – ein Schlawiner, ein Abenteurer, ein Hallodri.
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Declension

References

  1. ^ Hallodri” in Duden online

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