Arbeitstier
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaʁbaɪ̯tsˌtiːʁ/, [ˈʔaʁ.baɪ̯t͡sˌti(ː)ɐ̯], [ˈʔaɐ̯-], [ʔaː-]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ar‧beits‧tier
Noun
Arbeitstier n (strong, genitive Arbeitstieres or Arbeitstiers, plural Arbeitstiere)
- an animal that does labour for people; beast of burden
- Ochsen wurden hauptsächlich als Arbeitstiere gehalten.
- Oxen were kept predominantly as beasts of burden.
- (figurative) a person who works exaggeratedly hard
- workaholic (one who cannot relax)
- Er ist so ein Arbeitstier, dass er seine Tabellen noch als Bettlektüre benutzt.
- He’s such a workaholic that he still reads his tables when he goes to bed.
- plodder (one who must level out lacking talent)
- Es gibt drei Arten von guten Schülern: die Genies, die Schleimer und die Arbeitstiere.
- There are three kinds of people who are good in school: the geniuses, the teacher’s pets, and the plodders.
- workaholic (one who cannot relax)
- (figurative) a machine, e.g. a car, kept for practical use rather than for leisure or as a status symbol
- Der Kombi ist ein reines Arbeitstier. Für den Rest hab ich den Porsche.
- The estate car is just for practical use. For the rest, I’ve got the Porsche.
Declension
Declension of Arbeitstier [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Arbeitstier | die | Arbeitstiere |
genitive | eines | des | Arbeitstieres, Arbeitstiers | der | Arbeitstiere |
dative | einem | dem | Arbeitstier, Arbeitstiere1 | den | Arbeitstieren |
accusative | ein | das | Arbeitstier | die | Arbeitstiere |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
- “Arbeitstier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Arbeitstier” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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