"Tollpatsch" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɔlpat͡ʃ/ Audio: De-Tollpatsch.ogg
Etymology: First attested 1698 in Bavaria as Tolbatz, from Hungarian talpas (“wide-footed; infantryman”), so called because of their footwear consisting of soles attached by strings. Influenced by toll (“crazy”), patschen (“to whoosh, to hit with a splashing sound”), and dalpen, talpen (“to walk clumsily; to grab clumsily”), also Dalpe, Talpe, Dalpsche, Talpsche, Patsche, designations for a broad hand. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|hu|talpas|t=wide-footed; infantryman}} Hungarian talpas (“wide-footed; infantryman”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Tollpatsch m (strong, genitive Tollpatsches or Tollpatschs, plural Tollpatsche) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Tollpatsches [genitive], Tollpatschs [genitive], Tollpatsche [plural], strong [table-tags], Tollpatsch [nominative, singular], Tollpatsche [definite, nominative, plural], Tollpatsches [genitive, singular], Tollpatschs [genitive, singular], Tollpatsche [definite, genitive, plural], Tollpatsch [dative, singular], Tollpatsche [dative, singular], Tollpatschen [dative, definite, plural], Tollpatsch [accusative, singular], Tollpatsche [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (obsolete, derogatory) a Hungarian or Hungarian-origin soldier that does not converse well Tags: derogatory, masculine, obsolete, strong
    Sense id: en-Tollpatsch-de-noun-aigqJaHL
  2. klutz, blunderer, butterfingers (clumsy person) Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Tölpel, Löli [Switzerland]
    Sense id: en-Tollpatsch-de-noun-BmG9WjUb Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German ethnic slurs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of German ethnic slurs: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Dolpatsch, Dalpatsch, Talpatsch [archaic], Tolpatsch (alt: pre-1996) Derived forms: tollpatschig
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