Skrupel

See also: skrupel

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scrūpulus.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈskʁuːpl̩/
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Noun

Skrupel m (strong, genitive Skrupels, plural Skrupel)

  1. scruple; qualm
    • 1995, “Bonanzarad”, in Männer können seine Gefühle nicht zeigen, performed by Fischmob:
      Tret' ich in die Pedale, dann glühen die Reifen / Ich kenn' weder Skrupel, noch Zebrastreifen
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

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

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

Further reading
  • “Skrupel” in Duden online
  • “Skrupel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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