Kontrolletti

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German

Etymology

From the 1974 song "Jonny Controletti" by German musician Udo Lindenberg, seemingly formed from Kontrolle or kontrollieren and the suffix -etti, meant to resemble Italian surnames like Moretti or Marchetti.

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Noun

Kontrolletti m (strong, genitive Kontrollettis, plural Kontrollettis)

  1. (humorous) a person policing or controlling the behavior of others, especially when perceived as excessive
    • 2011 December 1, Julia Jüttner, “Essstörung bei Kleinkindern: Klaras Kampf”, in Spiegel Online‎, archived from the original on 2012-05-18:
      Eltern sollten das dem Kinderarzt überlassen. "Sonst werden sie ganz schnell zum Kontrolletti."
      Parents should leave that to the paediatrician. "Otherwise, they will quickly turn too control-ly."
  2. (colloquial) an inspector, especially a ticket inspector
    Synonym: Kontrolleur

Declension

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

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