Pappenheimer

German

Etymology

Pappenheim +‎ -er. Figurative sense from a well-known line in the play Walleinstein's Death (1799).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpapənˌhaɪ̯mɐ/
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Noun

Pappenheimer m (strong, genitive Pappenheimers, plural Pappenheimer)

  1. (literally) inhabitant of Pappenheim
  2. (figuratively, in the plural, often ironic) buddy, pal
    seine Pappenheimer kennen ― to know one's crowd
    • 2016 March 8, Sonja Vogel, “Burn, Deutschland, burn”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, ISSN 0931-9085:
      Und die Etablierten kennen ihre Pappenheimer, sonst würden sie ja nicht ständig versuchen, den Fremdenfeinden das Wasser abzugraben.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

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

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