Schlawiner

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Schlawiner. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Schlawiner, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Schlawiner in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Schlawiner you have here. The definition of the word Schlawiner will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofSchlawiner, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

German

Etymology

From Slawonier (“Slovene”), a reference to Slovene door-to-door salesmen, who were considered very cunning.[1] Austrian German, 19th c.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃlaˈviːnɐ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Schlawiner m (strong, genitive Schlawiners, plural Schlawiner, feminine Schlawinerin)

  1. (colloquial) rascal, scamp (playful, impish youngster)
    Synonyms: Spitzbube, Schlingel
  2. (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) slyboots (clever or cunning person)
    Synonyms: Fuchs, Schlitzohr

Declension

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

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Schlawiner”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 635

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia