Beutelschneider
German
Etymology
From Beutel (“pouch”) + schneiden (“to cut”) + -er (“-er”). Maybe a calque of Latin crumēniseca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔʏ̯təlʃnaɪ̯dɐ/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Beu‧tel‧schnei‧der
Noun
Beutelschneider m (strong, genitive Beutelschneiders, plural Beutelschneider)
- (dated) thief, pickpocket
- Synonym: Taschendieb
Declension
Declension of Beutelschneider [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Beutelschneider | die | Beutelschneider |
| genitive | eines | des | Beutelschneiders | der | Beutelschneider |
| dative | einem | dem | Beutelschneider | den | Beutelschneidern |
| accusative | einen | den | Beutelschneider | die | Beutelschneider |
Further reading
- “Beutelschneider” in Duden online
- “Beutelschneider” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Beutelschneider” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Beutelschneider” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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