Schneidersitz

German

Etymology

Schneider (tailor) + Sitz (seat)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Schneidersitz m (strong, genitive Schneidersitzes, no plural)

  1. sitting tailor-fashion (cross-legged seating position)
    • (Can we date this quote?), Peter Handke, Lied Vom Kindsein [Song of Childhood]:
      Als das Kind Kind war, / hatte es von nichts eine Meinung, / hatte keine Gewohnheit, / saß oft im Schneidersitz, / lief aus dem Stand, / hatte einen Wirbel im Haar / und machte kein Gesicht beim fotografieren.
      When the child was a child / It had no opinion on anything / Had no habits / Often sat cross-legged / Took off running / Had a swirl in the hair / And made no face when photographed.

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