Schlemihl

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German

Etymology

19th century, from Yiddish שלימיל (shlimil). Further origin uncertain; see the Yiddish for more.

The rather odd spelling with -ih- follows the use of Adelbert von Chamisso in his well-known novella Peter Schlemihl (1813). Von Chamisso probably avoided Schlemiel because it could have suggested a trisyllabic pronunciation as in Gabriel (though he might have spelt *Schlemil).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃleːmiːl/
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Noun

Schlemihl m (strong, genitive Schlemihls, plural Schlemihle)

  1. schlemiel

Declension

Declension of Schlemihl
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schlemihl die Schlemihle
genitive eines des Schlemihls der Schlemihle
dative einem dem Schlemihl den Schlemihlen
accusative einen den Schlemihl die Schlemihle

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