"Schmier" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ʃmiːɐ̯/
Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish שמירה (shmire), from Hebrew שמירה (šəmīrā, “guard”). Compare Schmiere stehen. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|yi|שמירה|tr=shmire}} Borrowed from Yiddish שמירה (shmire), {{der|de|he|שמירה|t=guard|tr=šəmīrā}} Hebrew שמירה (šəmīrā, “guard”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Schmier f (genitive Schmier, plural Schmieren) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Schmier [genitive], Schmieren [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Schmier [nominative, singular], Schmieren [definite, nominative, plural], Schmier [genitive, singular], Schmieren [definite, genitive, plural], Schmier [dative, singular], Schmieren [dative, definite, plural], Schmier [accusative, singular], Schmieren [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (Austria, slang) fuzz, pigs, etc. (police) Tags: Austria, feminine, slang
    Sense id: en-Schmier-de-noun-4tD-SOOQ Categories (other): Austrian German, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 40 5 22 28 4 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 3 33 25 3 2 Disambiguation of Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header: 31 11 36 7 8 7

Inflected forms

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        "1": "de",
        "2": "yi",
        "3": "שמירה",
        "tr": "shmire"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "he",
        "3": "שמירה",
        "t": "guard",
        "tr": "šəmīrā"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew שמירה (šəmīrā, “guard”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Yiddish שמירה (shmire), from Hebrew שמירה (šəmīrā, “guard”). Compare Schmiere stehen.",
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    {
      "form": "Schmier",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schmieren",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schmier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schmieren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schmier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schmieren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schmier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schmieren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schmier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schmieren",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
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        [
          "fuzz",
          "fuzz"
        ],
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          "pigs",
          "pigs"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Austria, slang) fuzz, pigs, etc. (police)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Austria",
        "feminine",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃmiːɐ̯/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Schmier"
}
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    "Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header",
    "Pennsylvania German feminine nouns",
    "Pennsylvania German lemmas",
    "Pennsylvania German nouns",
    "Pennsylvania German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "Pennsylvania German terms derived from Old High German",
    "Pennsylvania German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic"
  ],
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      },
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    },
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    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schmieren",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Schmier",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schmieren",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schmieren",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schmier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schmieren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schmier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schmieren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f"
      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German feminine nouns",
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        "German terms derived from Hebrew",
        "German terms derived from Yiddish",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fuzz, pigs, etc. (police)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fuzz",
          "fuzz"
        ],
        [
          "pigs",
          "pigs"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Austria, slang) fuzz, pigs, etc. (police)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Austria",
        "feminine",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃmiːɐ̯/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Schmier"
}

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