Fetzen

See also: fetzen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vetze (“rag, tatters”). Cognate with Old Norse fǫt (“clothes”), Portuguese fato (“clothing”), Spanish hato.[1]

Pronunciation
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Noun

Fetzen m (strong, genitive Fetzens, plural Fetzen)

  1. scrap, rag (torn piece of fabric or paper)
  2. rags (tattered clothing)
  3. (colloquial) low-quality, ill-fitting clothing
  4. (Austria, dated) work apron
  5. (Austria, colloquial) cleaning cloth, dustcloth
  6. (Austria, colloquial) lowest grade in school (nicht genügend)
    Synonyms: Fleck, Fünfer, Pintsch
  7. (Austria, colloquial) alcohol intoxication

Declension
Declension of Fetzen [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fetzen die Fetzen
genitive eines des Fetzens der Fetzen
dative einem dem Fetzen den Fetzen
accusative einen den Fetzen die Fetzen

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Fetzen”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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