Schlamperei
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schlamperei.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃlɑːmpəɹaɪ/ (or as German, below)
Noun
Schlamperei (uncountable)
- Laziness, inefficiency, muddleheadedness, especially as a supposed Southern German or Austrian characteristic.
- 1941, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published 2006, page 349:
- Even allowing for Austrian Schlamperei, soldiers and persons in attendance on royalty do not make such mistakes.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃlampəˈʁaɪ̯]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ̯
Declension
Declension of Schlamperei [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Schlamperei | die | Schlampereien |
| genitive | einer | der | Schlamperei | der | Schlampereien |
| dative | einer | der | Schlamperei | den | Schlampereien |
| accusative | eine | die | Schlamperei | die | Schlampereien |
Further reading
- “Schlamperei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schlamperei” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schlamperei” in Duden online
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