schlemiel

English

Alternative forms

schlemihl, shlemiel

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שלימיל (shlimil).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃləˈmiːl/
Rhymes: -iːl
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

schlemiel (plural schlemiels)

A loser or a fool.
A person who is clumsy or who hurts others emotionally.

Translations

clumsy person

Dutch: schlemiel (nl) m
Esperanto: ŝlemilo (eo)
German: Schlemihl (de) m
Hebrew: שלומיאל (he) m (shlumiél)
Polish: nieudacznik (pl) m, oferma (pl) f
Yiddish: שלימיל m (shlimil)

See also

Dutch

Alternative forms

sjlemiel

Etymology

From Yiddish שלימיל (shlimil).

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Noun

schlemiel m (plural schlemielen, diminutive schlemieltje n)

(Netherlands, informal) schlemiel

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