Scharteke

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German

Etymology

Middle Low German, perhaps from French charte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaːteːkə/
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  • Rhymes: -eːkə

Noun

Scharteke f (genitive Scharteke, plural Scharteken)

  1. (archaic, derogatory) old and worthless book
    Synonym: Schwarte
    • 1908 [1900], Hermann Lauscher [pseudonym; Hermann Hesse], Hinterlassene Schriften und Gedichte von Hermann Lauscher‎:
      Der mitgebrachte Plato liegt auf dem Tisch. Elende Scharteke! Was ist mir Plato? Ich muß Menschen sehen, Wagen fahren hören, neue Bücher und Zeitungen aufschneiden und den frischen, unreifen Duft des schnellen Lebens atmen, […]
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  2. (derogatory) uncongenial old woman
    Synonym: Schabracke

Declension

Declension of Scharteke
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Scharteke die Scharteken
genitive einer der Scharteke der Scharteken
dative einer der Scharteke den Scharteken
accusative eine die Scharteke die Scharteken

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