Zahnstocher

German

Alternative forms

  • Zahnstecher (obsolete)

Etymology

Probably from Zahn (“tooth”) +‎ stochen (“to pick; to stoke, stir”) +‎ -er (agent suffix). The verb is the (now uncommon) simplex of stochern (“to pick, poke repeatedly”). Alternatively it could also be a haplology for *Zahnstocherer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsaːnˌʃtɔxər/, [ˈt͡saːnˌʃtɔ.χɐ]
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Noun

Zahnstocher m (strong, genitive Zahnstochers, plural Zahnstocher)

  1. a toothpick

Declension

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

Descendants

  • → Serbo-Croatian: canšteher

Further reading

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