Rosinenpicker
German
Etymology
From Rosine + picken.Derivative of idiomatic expressions such as sich die Rosinen herauspicken “to cherry-pick (literally: to pick out raisins)”. See Rosinenpicken for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁoˈziːnənˌpɪkɐ/
- Hyphenation: Ro‧si‧nen‧pi‧cker
Noun
Rosinenpicker m (genitive Rosinenpickers, plural Rosinenpicker, female Rosinenpickerin)
- cherry picker
Declension
Declension of Rosinenpicker
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Rosinenpicker | die | Rosinenpicker |
| genitive | eines | des | Rosinenpickers | der | Rosinenpicker |
| dative | einem | dem | Rosinenpicker | den | Rosinenpickern |
| accusative | einen | den | Rosinenpicker | die | Rosinenpicker |
Related terms
- Rosinenpicken, Rosinenpickerei
External links
- “Rosinenpicker” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Rosinenpicker” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Rosinenpicker in Duden online