Schusterjunge
German
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Etymology
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Noun
[edit]Schusterjunge m (weak, genitive Schusterjungen, plural Schusterjungen)
- A cobbler's son, a shoemaker's son.
- A cobbler's apprentice, a shoemaker's apprentice.
- (Berlin dialect) A rye bread roll, rye roll, rye bun
- (typography) An orphan, an orphaned word, an orphaned line.
- A special, traditional costume worn at the Cologne Carnival (German: Kölner Karneval).
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schusterjunge [masculine, weak]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Schusterjunge | die | Schusterjungen |
| genitive | eines | des | Schusterjungen | der | Schusterjungen |
| dative | einem | dem | Schusterjungen | den | Schusterjungen |
| accusative | einen | den | Schusterjungen | die | Schusterjungen |
Synonyms
[edit]- (baked goods): (quadratisches) Roggenbrötchen
- (typesetting): Waisenkind
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (typesetting): Hurenkind (“widow, widowed word, widowed line”)
Further reading
[edit]- “Schusterjunge” in Duden online