Geizhals in German

IPA: /ˈɡaɪ̯t͡sˌhals/ Audio: De-Geizhals.ogg

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Etymology: Geiz + Hals Etymology templates: {{compound|de|Geiz|Hals}} Geiz + Hals Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,^e|f=^in􂀿rare􂁀}} Geizhals m (strong, genitive Geizhalses, plural Geizhälse, feminine (rare) Geizhälsin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,^e}} Forms: Geizhalses [genitive], Geizhälse [plural], Geizhälsin [feminine, rare], strong [table-tags], Geizhals [nominative, singular], Geizhälse [definite, nominative, plural], Geizhalses [genitive, singular], Geizhälse [definite, genitive, plural], Geizhals [dative, singular], Geizhalse [dative, singular], Geizhälsen [dative, definite, plural], Geizhals [accusative, singular], Geizhälse [accusative, definite, plural]

Inflected forms

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          "english": "Rich honesty dwells like a miser, sir, in a poor house, as your pearl in your foul oyster.",
          "ref": "p. 1796, August Wilhelm Schlegel, transl., Wie es euch gefällt, translation of As You Like It by William Shakespeare, [Act V, scene iv]:",
          "text": "Reiche Ehrbarkeit, Herr, wohnt wie ein Geizhals in einem armen Hause, wie eine Perle in einer garstigen Auster.",
          "translation": "Rich honesty dwells like a miser, sir, in a poor house, as your pearl in your foul oyster.",
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          "text": "Reiche Ehrbarkeit, Herr, wohnt wie ein Geizhals in einem armen Hause, wie eine Perle in einer garstigen Auster.",
          "translation": "Rich honesty dwells like a miser, sir, in a poor house, as your pearl in your foul oyster.",
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"Geizhals" meaning in German

Noun

Inflected forms