Schwätzer

German

Etymology

From Middle High German swetzer. Surface analysis: schwatzen (jabber, prattle) + -er (agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃvɛt͜sɐ]
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  • Hyphenation: Schwät‧zer

Noun

Schwätzer m (genitive Schwätzers, plural Schwätzer, diminutive Schwätzerchen n or Schwätzerlein n, female Schwätzerin)

  1. windbag, babbler, prattler

Declension

Derived terms

  • Dummschwätzer
  • Klugschwätzer
  • Schwätzerei
  • schwätzerisch
  • Tugendschwätzer

References

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