"Schlemihl" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃleːmiːl/ Audio: De-Schlemihl.ogg
Etymology: 19th century, from Yiddish שלימיל (shlimil). Further origin uncertain; see the Yiddish for more. The rather odd spelling with -ih- follows the use of Adelbert von Chamisso in his well-known novella Peter Schlemihl (1813). Von Chamisso probably avoided Schlemiel because it could have suggested a trisyllabic pronunciation as in Gabriel (though he might have spelt *Schlemil). Etymology templates: {{bor|de|yi|שלימיל}} Yiddish שלימיל (shlimil) Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Schlemihl m (strong, genitive Schlemihls, plural Schlemihle) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Schlemihls [genitive], Schlemihle [plural], strong [table-tags], Schlemihl [nominative, singular], Schlemihle [definite, nominative, plural], Schlemihls [genitive, singular], Schlemihle [definite, genitive, plural], Schlemihl [dative, singular], Schlemihlen [dative, definite, plural], Schlemihl [accusative, singular], Schlemihle [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. schlemiel Wikipedia link: Adelbert von Chamisso, Peter Schlemihl Tags: masculine, strong Related terms: Schlamassel
    Sense id: en-Schlemihl-de-noun-1BW6cLeO Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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