Schlauberger
German
Etymology
19th century. From schlau (“smart”) + Berg + -er, as if being the demonym of an imaginary town Schlauberg (“Smartville”, literally “smart mountain”). Compare English wisenheimer.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Schlauberger m (strong, genitive Schlaubergers, plural Schlauberger)
- know-it-all
- Synonyms: Besserwisser, Schlaumeier
- Der Typ ist so ein Schlauberger. Ständig muss er seine historischen Daten einflechten.
- The guy is such a know-it-all. All the time he needs to slip in his historic dates.
- smart person; sometimes used affectionately for children, otherwise only ironically for someone who said something obvious or trivial
- Synonyms: Schlaumeier, Schnellmerker
Declension
Declension of Schlauberger [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Schlauberger | die | Schlauberger |
| genitive | eines | des | Schlaubergers | der | Schlauberger |
| dative | einem | dem | Schlauberger | den | Schlaubergern |
| accusative | einen | den | Schlauberger | die | Schlauberger |
Further reading
- “Schlauberger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schlauberger” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schlauberger” in Duden online
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