Trottel
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Of Austrian origin. The exact etymology is unknown but presumed to derive from trotteln (saunter, ramble, walk without a specific destination).[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Trottel m (strong, genitive Trottels, plural Trottel)
- idiot, fool, boob, etc.
- Er ist nur ein alter Trottel. ― He's just an old duffer.
- 1998, “Tranquilo”, in Power, performed by Fischmob:
- Nicht so wie Gott – der hat die Welt in sieben Tagen errichtet / So wird es berichtet, doch ich hätte verzichtet / Wär' der alte Trottel doch im Bett geblieben!
- Unlike God – he has created the world in seven days / That's how they say, but I'd have done without / The old idiot had better stayed in bed!
Declension
[edit]Declension of Trottel [masculine, strong]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Friedrich Kluge (2001) Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache, 24th edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
- ^ Wissenschaftlicher Rat der Dudenredaktion (2001) Annette Klosa et al., editors, Deutsches Universalwörterbuch, 4th edition, Mannheim/Leipzig/Wien/Zürich: Duden, →ISBN
Further reading
[edit]- “Trottel” in Duden online
- “Trottel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Trottel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de