Beutelschneider

German

Etymology

From Middle High German biutelsnīder. Equivalent to Beutel (“pouch”) +‎ schneiden (“to cut”) +‎ -er (“-er”) or Beutel +‎ Schneider. Maybe a calque of Latin crumēniseca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔʏ̯təlʃnaɪ̯dɐ/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Beu‧tel‧schnei‧der

Noun

Beutelschneider m (strong, genitive Beutelschneiders, plural Beutelschneider)

  1. (dated) thief, pickpocket
    Synonym: Taschendieb

Declension

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

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