Windbeutel
German
Etymology
From Wind + Beutel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪntˌbɔɪ̯tl̩/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Wind‧beu‧tel
Noun
Windbeutel m (strong, genitive Windbeutels, plural Windbeutel)
- cream puff (hollow pastry filled with cream or custard)
- Synonyms: (Austria) Brandteigkrapferl, (Switzerland) Ofenküchlein
- (derogatory) fool, idiot
- (derogatory) braggart, showoff
Declension
Declension of Windbeutel [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Windbeutel | die | Windbeutel |
genitive | eines | des | Windbeutels | der | Windbeutel |
dative | einem | dem | Windbeutel | den | Windbeuteln |
accusative | einen | den | Windbeutel | die | Windbeutel |
Descendants
- → Danish: vindbøjtel
- → Polish: wietrznik (calque)
Further reading
- “Windbeutel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Windbeutel” in Duden online
- “Windbeutel”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Windbeutel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon