Tschingg
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German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Lombard çinc (literally “five”), from cinch a la mòra, a phrase used in the game morra.
Noun
Tschingg m (mixed, genitive Tschinggs, plural Tschinggen)
- (Switzerland, Austria, ethnic slur, dated) wop (person of Italian descent)
- 2012 November 8, Erwin Koch, “Der Traum des Konditors”, in Die Zeit:
- Ich bin ja hier nur der Tschingg, lallt er, nur der Tschingg, einen Sack Kohle auf dem Buckel, Treppe rauf, Treppe runter, der Kohletschingg.
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- 2017 February 2, Annik Hosmann, “Die Elite des Südens”, in Die Zeit:
- Niemand berichtet von Ressentiments oder dass er "Tschingg" geschimpft werde. Doch mit Schweizern echte Freundschaften zu schließen, das sei schwierig.
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- 2019, Hanna Arndt, Das verbotene Geheimnis: Spurensuche, novum pro Verlag, →ISBN:
- „ […] Wir sind keine Tschinggen! Merke dir das!“ Ich dachte lange darüber nach, warum Mueti so wütend wurde. Die Leute an dem schönen Ort hießen also Tschinggen!
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Declension
Declension of Tschingg
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Tschingg | die | Tschinggen |
| genitive | eines | des | Tschinggs | der | Tschinggen |
| dative | einem | dem | Tschingg | den | Tschinggen |
| accusative | einen | den | Tschingg | die | Tschinggen |
Further reading
Tschingg on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
