Witzbold

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German

Etymology

Witz +‎ -bold

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Witz‧bold

Noun

Witzbold m (strong, genitive Witzboldes or Witzbolds, plural Witzbolde, feminine Witzbold or Witzboldin)

  1. (colloquial, often derogatory) joker, jokester (a person who makes jokes), wit.
    • 2019, Becky Albertalli, translated by Ingo Herzke, Ein Happy End ist erst der Anfang:
      »Du Witzbold.« Er stößt Simon heftig in die Seite. »Sie ist so ein Witzbold. Sie liebt mich nämlich. [...] «
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Declension

Declension of Witzbold
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Witzbold die Witzbolde
genitive eines des Witzboldes, Witzbolds der Witzbolde
dative einem dem Witzbold, Witzbolde1 den Witzbolden
accusative einen den Witzbold die Witzbolde

1Now rare, see notes.

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