Schürzenjäger

German

Etymology

From Schürze (“apron”) +‎ Jäger (“hunter”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʏrt͡sənjɛːɡər/, [ˈʃʏʁt͡sn̩jɛːɡɐ] (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-jeːɡər/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Schür‧zen‧jä‧ger

Noun

Schürzenjäger m (strong, genitive Schürzenjägers, plural Schürzenjäger)

  1. skirt chaser, womanizer, philanderer (habitual seducer of women)

Declension
Declension of Schürzenjäger [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schürzenjäger die Schürzenjäger
genitive eines des Schürzenjägers der Schürzenjäger
dative einem dem Schürzenjäger den Schürzenjägern
accusative einen den Schürzenjäger die Schürzenjäger

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