"Patsche" meaning in German

See Patsche in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pat͡ʃə/ Audio: De-Patsche.ogg
Rhymes: -at͡ʃə Etymology: From patschen. Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Patsche f (genitive Patsche, plural Patschen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Patsche [genitive], Patschen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Patsche [nominative, singular], Patschen [definite, nominative, plural], Patsche [genitive, singular], Patschen [definite, genitive, plural], Patsche [dative, singular], Patschen [dative, definite, plural], Patsche [accusative, singular], Patschen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (slang) hand Tags: feminine, slang Synonyms: Pfote
    Sense id: en-Patsche-de-noun-GwAXBqQY
  2. swatter, beater Tags: feminine Synonyms: Klatsche Hyponyms (fire beater): Feuerpatsche, Brandklatsche
    Sense id: en-Patsche-de-noun-qUjyvIt7 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 6 45 21 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 34 30 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 34 32 30 Disambiguation of 'fire beater': 0 96 2 2
  3. (slang) mud, mire Tags: feminine, slang Synonyms: Matsch
    Sense id: en-Patsche-de-noun-86hDTufq Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 34 30 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 34 32 30
  4. (slang) jam, quagmire, predicament Tags: feminine, slang Synonyms: Klemme
    Sense id: en-Patsche-de-noun-vBqcuxUP Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 34 30 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 34 32 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Fliegenpatsche, Fliegenklatsche
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  "etymology_text": "From patschen.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Patsche",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Patschen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Patsche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Patschen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Patsche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Patschen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Patsche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Patschen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Patsche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Patschen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Patsche f (genitive Patsche, plural Patschen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Fliegenpatsche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Fliegenklatsche"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "hand"
      ],
      "id": "en-Patsche-de-noun-GwAXBqQY",
      "links": [
        [
          "hand",
          "hand"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) hand"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Pfote"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 45 21 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 34 30 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 34 32 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "swatter, beater"
      ],
      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 96 2 2",
          "sense": "fire beater",
          "word": "Feuerpatsche"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 96 2 2",
          "sense": "fire beater",
          "word": "Brandklatsche"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-Patsche-de-noun-qUjyvIt7",
      "links": [
        [
          "swatter",
          "swatter"
        ],
        [
          "beater",
          "beater"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Klatsche"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 34 30 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 34 32 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mud, mire"
      ],
      "id": "en-Patsche-de-noun-86hDTufq",
      "links": [
        [
          "mud",
          "mud"
        ],
        [
          "mire",
          "mire"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) mud, mire"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Matsch"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 34 30 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 34 32 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to be in the soup",
          "text": "in der Patsche sitzen",
          "translation": "to be in the soup",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              14,
              21
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              24,
              43
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to get someone out of a difficult situation",
          "text": "einem aus der Patsche helfen",
          "translation": "to get someone out of a difficult situation",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "jam, quagmire, predicament"
      ],
      "id": "en-Patsche-de-noun-vBqcuxUP",
      "links": [
        [
          "jam",
          "jam"
        ],
        [
          "quagmire",
          "quagmire"
        ],
        [
          "predicament",
          "predicament"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) jam, quagmire, predicament"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Klemme"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pat͡ʃə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Patsche.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/95/De-Patsche.ogg/De-Patsche.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/De-Patsche.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-at͡ʃə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Patsche"
}
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  "categories": [
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:German/at͡ʃə",
    "Rhymes:German/at͡ʃə/2 syllables"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From patschen.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Patsche",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Patschen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Patsche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Patschen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Patsche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Patschen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Patsche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Patschen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Patsche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Patschen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Patsche f (genitive Patsche, plural Patschen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "word": "Fliegenpatsche"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fliegenklatsche"
    },
    {
      "sense": "fire beater",
      "word": "Feuerpatsche"
    },
    {
      "sense": "fire beater",
      "word": "Brandklatsche"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hand"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hand",
          "hand"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) hand"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Pfote"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "swatter, beater"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "swatter",
          "swatter"
        ],
        [
          "beater",
          "beater"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Klatsche"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mud, mire"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mud",
          "mud"
        ],
        [
          "mire",
          "mire"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) mud, mire"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Matsch"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German slang",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              7,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to be in the soup",
          "text": "in der Patsche sitzen",
          "translation": "to be in the soup",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              14,
              21
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              24,
              43
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to get someone out of a difficult situation",
          "text": "einem aus der Patsche helfen",
          "translation": "to get someone out of a difficult situation",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "jam, quagmire, predicament"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "jam",
          "jam"
        ],
        [
          "quagmire",
          "quagmire"
        ],
        [
          "predicament",
          "predicament"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) jam, quagmire, predicament"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Klemme"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/pat͡ʃə/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-at͡ʃə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Patsche"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Patsche meaning in German (3.2kB)

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