Hagestolz

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German hagestolz, modified by the adjective underlying stolz from hagestolt, hagestalt, from Old High German hagastalt, hagustalt, from Proto-West Germanic *hagustald, Proto-Germanic *hagustaldaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhaːɡəˌʃtɔlt͡s/
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Noun

Hagestolz m (strong, genitive Hagestolzes, plural Hagestolze)

  1. (dated) confirmed bachelor
    • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Garten”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]‎; republished as Bayard Taylor, transl., 1870:
      Die armen Weiber sind doch übel dran: / Ein Hagestolz ist schwerlich zu bekehren.
      Yes, the poor women are bad off, 'tis true: / A stubborn bachelor there's no converting.

Declension
Declension of Hagestolz [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hagestolz die Hagestolze
genitive eines des Hagestolzes der Hagestolze
dative einem dem Hagestolz, Hagestolze1 den Hagestolzen
accusative einen den Hagestolz die Hagestolze

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading
  • “Hagestolz” in Duden online
  • “Hagestolz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Hagestolz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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