Amigo
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish amigo (“friend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈmiːɡo/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: A‧mi‧go
Noun
Amigo m (strong, genitive Amigos, plural Amigos)
- (politics, derogatory) member of a clique, profiteer of cronyism, corrupt politician (especially in Bavaria)
- 2007 January 26, Christoph Seils, “Das System wankt.”, in Zeit Online[www.zeit.de/online/2007/05/CSU-Analyse/komplettansicht]:
- Schon nach dem Tod von Franz Josef Strauß 1987 und nach dem Rücktritt des Amigos Streibl 1993 wandten sich viele Wähler von der CSU ab.
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- Synonym: Spezl
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Declension
Declension of Amigo [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Amigo | die | Amigos |
| genitive | eines | des | Amigos | der | Amigos |
| dative | einem | dem | Amigo | den | Amigos |
| accusative | einen | den | Amigo | die | Amigos |
Derived terms
- Amigo-Affäre
See also
- Klüngel
Further reading
- “Amigo” in Duden online
- “Amigo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache