"Verbrecher" meaning in German

See Verbrecher in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçɐ/ Audio: De-Verbrecher.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Rhymes: -ɛçɐ Etymology: verbrechen + -er Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|verbrechen|-er}}, {{af|de|verbrechen|-er}} verbrechen + -er Head templates: {{de-noun|m|f=in}} Verbrecher m (strong, genitive Verbrechers, plural Verbrecher, feminine Verbrecherin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Verbrechers [genitive], Verbrecher [plural], Verbrecherin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Verbrecher [nominative, singular], Verbrecher [definite, nominative, plural], Verbrechers [genitive, singular], Verbrecher [definite, genitive, plural], Verbrecher [dative, singular], Verbrechern [dative, definite, plural], Verbrecher [accusative, singular], Verbrecher [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. criminal Tags: masculine, strong Hyponyms: Gelegenheitsverbrecher, Gewaltverbrecher, Gewohnheitsverbrecher, Klimaverbrecher, Kriegsverbrecher, Novemberverbrecher, Schwerverbrecher, Umweltverbrecher Derived forms: Verbrechertum, verbrecherisch, Verbrecherbande

Inflected forms

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  ],
  "etymology_text": "verbrechen + -er",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "Verbrechers",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Verbrecher",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Verbrecherin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Verbrecher",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Verbrecher",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "Verbrechers",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Verbrecher",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Verbrecher",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Verbrechern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Verbrecher",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Verbrecher",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
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  ],
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      },
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    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "People",
          "orig": "de:People",
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Verbrechertum"
        },
        {
          "word": "verbrecherisch"
        },
        {
          "word": "Verbrecherbande"
        }
      ],
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              21,
              31
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1913, “Die Männer sind alle Verbrecher”, in Rudolf Bernauer, Rudolph Schanzer (lyrics), Walter Kollo and Willy Bredschneid (music), Wie einst im Mai:",
          "text": "Die Männer sind alle Verbrecher / Ihr Herz ist ein finsteres Loch / Hat tausend verschied'ne Gemächer / Aber lieb, aber lieb sind sie doch",
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        },
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            [
              178,
              188
            ]
          ],
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            [
              171,
              179
            ]
          ],
          "english": "It is only a delusion of mine, dear members of the jury. How is one allowed to bring me to trial because of a delusion? I am ill, dear members of the jury, but I am not a criminal.",
          "ref": "1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 73:",
          "text": "Es ist nur ein Wahn von mir, meine Herren Geschworenen. Wie darf man mich denn wegen eines Wahns vor Gericht stellen? Ich bin krank, meine Herren Geschworenen, aber ich bin kein Verbrecher.",
          "translation": "It is only a delusion of mine, dear members of the jury. How is one allowed to bring me to trial because of a delusion? I am ill, dear members of the jury, but I am not a criminal.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Gelegenheitsverbrecher"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gewaltverbrecher"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gewohnheitsverbrecher"
        },
        {
          "word": "Klimaverbrecher"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kriegsverbrecher"
        },
        {
          "word": "Novemberverbrecher"
        },
        {
          "word": "Schwerverbrecher"
        },
        {
          "word": "Umweltverbrecher"
        }
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        [
          "criminal",
          "criminal"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛçɐ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Verbrecher"
}
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    {
      "word": "Verbrechertum"
    },
    {
      "word": "verbrecherisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Verbrecherbande"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Verbrecher",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Verbrecherin",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Verbrecher",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Verbrecher",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
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      "form": "Verbrecher",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Verbrechern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Verbrecher",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Verbrecher",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
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      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "Gelegenheitsverbrecher"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gewaltverbrecher"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gewohnheitsverbrecher"
    },
    {
      "word": "Klimaverbrecher"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kriegsverbrecher"
    },
    {
      "word": "Novemberverbrecher"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schwerverbrecher"
    },
    {
      "word": "Umweltverbrecher"
    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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              21,
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          "ref": "1913, “Die Männer sind alle Verbrecher”, in Rudolf Bernauer, Rudolph Schanzer (lyrics), Walter Kollo and Willy Bredschneid (music), Wie einst im Mai:",
          "text": "Die Männer sind alle Verbrecher / Ihr Herz ist ein finsteres Loch / Hat tausend verschied'ne Gemächer / Aber lieb, aber lieb sind sie doch",
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              171,
              179
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          "english": "It is only a delusion of mine, dear members of the jury. How is one allowed to bring me to trial because of a delusion? I am ill, dear members of the jury, but I am not a criminal.",
          "ref": "1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 73:",
          "text": "Es ist nur ein Wahn von mir, meine Herren Geschworenen. Wie darf man mich denn wegen eines Wahns vor Gericht stellen? Ich bin krank, meine Herren Geschworenen, aber ich bin kein Verbrecher.",
          "translation": "It is only a delusion of mine, dear members of the jury. How is one allowed to bring me to trial because of a delusion? I am ill, dear members of the jury, but I am not a criminal.",
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        }
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    },
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}

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