Skrupel

See also: skrupel

German

Etymology

16th century, from Latin scrūpulus.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈskruːpəl/, [ˈskʁuː.pl̩]
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Noun

Skrupel m (strong, genitive Skrupels, plural Skrupel)

  1. (often in the plural) scruple, qualm (moral hesitation)
    Synonyms: Bedenken, Gewissensbiss, Gewissensnot, Vorbehalt, Zurückhaltung, Zweifel
    • 1995, “Bonanzarad”, in Männer können seine Gefühle nicht zeigen, performed by Fischmob:
      Tret ich in die Pedale, dann glühen die Reifen / Ich kenn weder Skrupel, noch Zebrastreifen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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

Derived terms

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Skrupel”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading
  • “Skrupel” in Duden online
  • “Skrupel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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