Schnüffler
German
Etymology
From schnüffeln (“to sniff”) + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʃnʏflɐ]
- Hyphenation: Schnüff‧ler
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Noun
Schnüffler m (strong, genitive Schnüfflers, plural Schnüffler, feminine Schnüfflerin)
- (colloquial, derogatory) sniffer, snuffler, snoop, snooper, nosey parker; bloodhound, dick, shamus, peeper, private eye, sleuth (private detective) (male or of unspecified gender)
- Synonym: Detektiv
Declension
Declension of Schnüffler [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Schnüffler | die | Schnüffler |
| genitive | eines | des | Schnüfflers | der | Schnüffler |
| dative | einem | dem | Schnüffler | den | Schnüfflern |
| accusative | einen | den | Schnüffler | die | Schnüffler |
Further reading
- “Schnüffler” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schnüffler” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schnüffler” in Duden online
- “Schnüffler” in OpenThesaurus.de
Schnüffler on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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