"Schlaraffe" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: [ʃlaˈʁafə] Audio: De-Schlaraffe.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German slûraffe, literally "lazy monkey", a compound of slûr (“idler, lazybones”), from which also German Schluri (“thoughtless, irresponsible, unreliable person”) derives, + affe (“fool, idiot, dork”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|slûraffe}} Middle High German slûraffe, {{cog|de|Schluri|t=thoughtless, irresponsible, unreliable person}} German Schluri (“thoughtless, irresponsible, unreliable person”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m.weak}} Schlaraffe m (weak, genitive Schlaraffen, plural Schlaraffen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.weak}} Forms: Schlaraffen [genitive], Schlaraffen [plural], weak [table-tags], Schlaraffe [nominative, singular], Schlaraffen [definite, nominative, plural], Schlaraffen [genitive, singular], Schlaraffen [definite, genitive, plural], Schlaraffen [dative, singular], Schlaraffen [dative, definite, plural], Schlaraffen [accusative, singular], Schlaraffen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (archaic) idler, loafer Tags: archaic, masculine, weak Derived forms: Schlaraffenland
    Sense id: en-Schlaraffe-de-noun-gKUiTo1a Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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