Schmalhans

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃmaːlˌhans/
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Noun

Schmalhans m (strong, genitive Schmalhanses or Schmalhans, plural Schmalhanse)

  1. (only in the expression mentioned below) someone who is miserly and avaricious
    Da ist Schmalhans Küchenmeister.
    We must be economical . There are insufficient provisions .
    (literally, “The chef is a miserly person.”)

Declension

Declension of Schmalhans
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schmalhans die Schmalhanse
genitive eines des Schmalhanses, Schmalhans der Schmalhanse
dative einem dem Schmalhans, Schmalhanse1 den Schmalhansen
accusative einen den Schmalhans die Schmalhanse

1Now rare, see notes.

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