Schweinerei

German

Etymology

From schweinen +‎ -erei, literally “piggishness, piggery, swinery”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃvaɪ̯nəˈʁaɪ̯/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Noun

Schweinerei f (genitive Schweinerei, plural Schweinereien)

  1. mess, nastiness, smutty business
  2. smut, filth, dirtiness
    Synonyms: Schmutz, Dreck, Sauerei

Declension

Declension of Schweinerei [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schweinerei die Schweinereien
genitive einer der Schweinerei der Schweinereien
dative einer der Schweinerei den Schweinereien
accusative eine die Schweinerei die Schweinereien

Further reading

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvaɪ̯nəˌraɪ̯/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯
  • Syllabification: Schwei‧ne‧rei

Noun

Schweinerei f

  1. mess, nastiness
  2. smut, filth

Further reading

  • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Schweinerei”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch
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