Pallawatsch
Bavarian
Etymology
Corrupted borrowing of Italian balordaggine (“stupidity, foolishness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈb̥alaβad̥ʃ/
- Hyphenation: Pal‧la‧watsch
Noun
Pallawatsch m
- mess, chaos, commotion
Descendants
- → German: Pallawatsch
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Bavarian Pallawatsch, from Italian balordaggine (“stupidity, foolishness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpalavatʃ/ (official standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈb̥alavatʃ/ (common)
- Hyphenation: Pal‧la‧watsch
Noun
Pallawatsch m (strong, genitive Pallawatsches or Pallawatschs, no plural)
- (Austria, Bavaria, informal) mess, chaos, commotion
Declension
Declension of Pallawatsch [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular | |||
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indef. | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Pallawatsch |
genitive | eines | des | Pallawatsches, Pallawatschs |
dative | einem | dem | Pallawatsch, Pallawatsche1 |
accusative | einen | den | Pallawatsch |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Further reading
- “Pallawatsch” in Duden online
- “Pallawatsch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache