Spießbürger

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spieß (“pike”) +‎ Bürger (“citizen”), 17th c.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpiːsˌbʏʁɡɐ/
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Noun

Spießbürger m (strong, genitive Spießbürgers, plural Spießbürger, feminine Spießbürgerin)

  1. (derogatory) square, philistine (male or of unspecified gender) (narrow-minded person)
    Synonyms: Kleinbürger, (Switzerland) Bünzli, Spießer
  2. (derogatory) provincial (male or of unspecified gender)

Declension

Declension of Spießbürger
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Spießbürger die Spießbürger
genitive eines des Spießbürgers der Spießbürger
dative einem dem Spießbürger den Spießbürgern
accusative einen den Spießbürger die Spießbürger

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