Armleuchter
German
Etymology
From Arm (“arm, upper limb”) + Leuchter (“candlestick”).
The pejorative use is from the similarity with Arschloch (“arsehole”), or perhaps specifically the latter's plural form, Arschlöcher.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaʁmˌlɔʏ̯çtəʁ/, [ˈʔaʁmˌlɔʏ̯ç.tɐ], [ˈʔaɐ̯m-], [ˈʔaːm-]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Arm‧leuch‧ter
Noun
Armleuchter m (strong, genitive Armleuchters, plural Armleuchter)
- candelabrum (candle holder with two or more arms)
- Synonym: Kandelaber
- Hypernym: Kerzenständer
- (derogatory, minced oath) a contemptible or stupid person, a dick, prick, jerk, fool
Declension
Declension of Armleuchter [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Armleuchter | die | Armleuchter |
| genitive | eines | des | Armleuchters | der | Armleuchter |
| dative | einem | dem | Armleuchter | den | Armleuchtern |
| accusative | einen | den | Armleuchter | die | Armleuchter |
Further reading
- “Armleuchter” in Duden online
- “Armleuchter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Armleuchter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- Friedrich Kluge (2002) “Armleuchter”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 24th edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
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