Fachtrottel
German
Etymology
Functionally Fach + Trottel, variant of Fachidiot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfaχˌtʁɔtl̩/
- Hyphenation: Fach‧trot‧tel
Noun
Fachtrottel m (strong, genitive Fachtrottels, plural Fachtrottel)
- (Austria, derogatory) fachidiot (a specialist expert who is ignorant outside of their specialty)
- Synonym: Fachidiot
Declension
Declension of Fachtrottel [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Fachtrottel | die | Fachtrottel |
| genitive | eines | des | Fachtrottels | der | Fachtrottel |
| dative | einem | dem | Fachtrottel | den | Fachtrotteln |
| accusative | einen | den | Fachtrottel | die | Fachtrottel |
Related terms
- Fachtrottelei
See also
- Betriebsblindheit, Tunnelblick
Further reading
Fachtrottel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de