Gschaftlhuber
Bavarian
Etymology
Gschaftl (“business”) + Huber (“a common surname”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡ̥ʃaftl̩ˌhu̯ɐb̥ɐ/, /ˈɡ̥ʃaftl̩ˌhu̯ɐvɐ/, /ˈɡ̥ʃaftl̩ˌhu̯ɐβɐ/
- Hyphenation: Gschaftl‧hu‧ber
Noun
Gschaftlhuber m (feminine Gschaftlhuberin)
- (derogatory) someone who deems themselves qualified and/or important, is involved in numerous activities (e.g. functions, offices, business dealings), have their fingers in every pie
- (jokingly) someone who is very active, bustling, overeager
Synonyms
- Gschaftler
Derived terms
- Gschaftlhuberei
- gschaftlhubern
Related terms
- gschaftig
- gschaftln
German
Alternative forms
- Geschaftelhuber
Etymology
Borrowed from Bavarian Gschaftlhuber.
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /ˈkʃaftl̩ˌhuːbɐ/
- (Austria, Bavaria) IPA(key): /ˈɡ̥ʃaftl̩ˌhuːb̥ɐ/
- Hyphenation: Gschaftl‧hu‧ber
Noun
Gschaftlhuber m (strong, genitive Gschaftlhubers, plural Gschaftlhuber, feminine Gschaftlhuberin)
- (derogatory) someone who deems themselves qualified and/or important, is involved in numerous activities (e.g. functions, offices, business dealings), have their fingers in every pie
- (jokingly) someone who is very active, bustling, overeager
- Synonym: Hans Dampf in allen Gassen
Declension
Declension of Gschaftlhuber [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Gschaftlhuber | die | Gschaftlhuber |
| genitive | eines | des | Gschaftlhubers | der | Gschaftlhuber |
| dative | einem | dem | Gschaftlhuber | den | Gschaftlhubern |
| accusative | einen | den | Gschaftlhuber | die | Gschaftlhuber |
Synonyms
- Wichtigmacher (“Wichtigtuer”)
Related terms
- Gschaftlhuberei
- gschaftlhubern
Further reading
- “Gschaftlhuber” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Gschaftlhuber” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Gschaftlhuber” in Duden online