Tollpatsch
German
Alternative forms
- Dolpatsch, Dalpatsch, Talpatsch (archaic)
- Tolpatsch (pre-1996)
Etymology
First attested 1698 in Bavaria as Tolbatz, from Hungarian talpas (“wide-footed; infantryman”), so called because of their footwear consisting of soles attached by strings. Influenced by toll (“crazy”), patschen (“to whoosh, to hit with a splashing sound”), and dalpen, talpen (“to walk clumsily; to grab clumsily”), also Dalpe, Talpe, Dalpsche, Talpsche, Patsche, designations for a broad hand.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɔlpat͡ʃ/
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Noun
Tollpatsch m (strong, genitive Tollpatsches or Tollpatschs, plural Tollpatsche)
Usage notes
- The spelling Tollpatsch has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Tolpatsch) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.
Declension
Declension of Tollpatsch [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Tollpatsch” in Duden online
- “Tollpatsch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Tollpatsch” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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