Puschen
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpuːʃən/
- IPA(key): /ˈpʊʃən/
Noun
Puschen m (genitive Puschens, plural Puschen)
- (regional, Northern Germany) house or bedroom slipper
Usage notes
- The noun as such is restricted to northern Germany (or parts thereof) and may be unintelligible to speakers elsewhere. However, the idiomatic phrase in die Puschen kommen (“to get started, to hurry up”) has spread beyond this area and is usually at least understood in central and southern Germany.
Declension
Declension of Puschen
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Puschen | die | Puschen |
| genitive | eines | des | Puschens | der | Puschen |
| dative | einem | dem | Puschen | den | Puschen |
| accusative | einen | den | Puschen | die | Puschen |
Synonyms
- Pantoffel
- Schluffen (regional)
Derived terms
- in die Puschen kommen