Strizzi

German

Etymology

Perhaps from Czech strýc (“uncle”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʁɪt͡si/
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Noun

Strizzi m (strong, genitive Strizzis, plural Strizzis) (colloquial, Austria, Bavaria)

  1. pimp
  2. rascal
    Synonym: Strolch
    • 1897, Arthur Schnitzler, Reigen, page 17:
      Soldat. Ha!… Glaubst, ich bin deine Wurzen… Servus! Leocadia… / Dirne. Strizzi! Fallott!
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

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

References
  1. Ulrich Ammon (1995) Die deutsche Sprache in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 179

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