Schufterei

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃʊftəˈʁaɪ̯/
  • Hyphenation: Schuf‧te‧rei

Etymology 1

schuften (“work hard”) +‎ -erei (abstract noun suffix)

Noun

Schufterei f (genitive Schufterei, plural Schuftereien)

  1. (colloquial) hard work
    Synonyms: Gewürge, Rackerei, Knochenarbeit
Declension
Declension of Schufterei
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schufterei die Schuftereien
genitive einer der Schufterei der Schuftereien
dative einer der Schufterei den Schuftereien
accusative eine die Schufterei die Schuftereien

Etymology 2

Schuft (“scoundrel”) +‎ -erei (abstract noun suffix)

Noun

Schufterei f (genitive Schufterei, plural Schuftereien)

  1. (rarer than the previous) a villainous act
    Synonyms: Niedertracht, Böswilligkeit, Untat
Declension
Declension of Schufterei
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schufterei die Schuftereien
genitive einer der Schufterei der Schuftereien
dative einer der Schufterei den Schuftereien
accusative eine die Schufterei die Schuftereien

Further reading

  • “Schufterei” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Schufterei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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