"Zahnstocher" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtsaːnˌʃtɔxər/, [ˈt͡saːnˌʃtɔ.χɐ] Audio: De-Zahnstocher.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Probably from Zahn (“tooth”) + stochen (“to pick; to stoke, stir”) + -er (agent suffix). The verb is the (now uncommon) simplex of stochern (“to pick, poke repeatedly”). Alternatively it could also be a haplology for *Zahnstocherer. Etymology templates: {{compound|de|Zahn|stochen|-er|pos3=agent suffix|t1=tooth|t2=to pick; to stoke, stir}} Zahn (“tooth”) + stochen (“to pick; to stoke, stir”) + -er (agent suffix) Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Zahnstocher m (strong, genitive Zahnstochers, plural Zahnstocher) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Zahnstochers [genitive], Zahnstocher [plural], strong [table-tags], Zahnstocher [nominative, singular], Zahnstocher [definite, nominative, plural], Zahnstochers [genitive, singular], Zahnstocher [definite, genitive, plural], Zahnstocher [dative, singular], Zahnstochern [dative, definite, plural], Zahnstocher [accusative, singular], Zahnstocher [accusative, definite, plural], Zahnstecher [alternative, obsolete]
  1. toothpick Wikipedia link: de: Tags: masculine, strong Related terms: Zahn, stochern
    Sense id: en-Zahnstocher-de-noun--rFaBc6N Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Dental hygiene

Inflected forms

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    {
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      "lang_code": "sh",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Zahn",
        "3": "stochen",
        "4": "-er",
        "pos3": "agent suffix",
        "t1": "tooth",
        "t2": "to pick; to stoke, stir"
      },
      "expansion": "Zahn (“tooth”) + stochen (“to pick; to stoke, stir”) + -er (agent suffix)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably from Zahn (“tooth”) + stochen (“to pick; to stoke, stir”) + -er (agent suffix). The verb is the (now uncommon) simplex of stochern (“to pick, poke repeatedly”). Alternatively it could also be a haplology for *Zahnstocherer.",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zahnstocher",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zahnstocher",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zahnstocher",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zahnstochers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zahnstocher",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zahnstocher",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zahnstochern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zahnstocher",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zahnstocher",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zahnstecher",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Zahnstocher m (strong, genitive Zahnstochers, plural Zahnstocher)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "orig": "de:Dental hygiene",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "toothpick"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "toothpick",
          "toothpick"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Zahn"
        },
        {
          "word": "stochern"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "de:"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtsaːnˌʃtɔxər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡saːnˌʃtɔ.χɐ]"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    {
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "canšteher"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Zahn",
        "3": "stochen",
        "4": "-er",
        "pos3": "agent suffix",
        "t1": "tooth",
        "t2": "to pick; to stoke, stir"
      },
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      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zahnstocher",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zahnstocher",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zahnstocher",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zahnstocher",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zahnstocher",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zahnstochern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zahnstocher",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zahnstocher",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zahnstecher",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Zahnstocher m (strong, genitive Zahnstochers, plural Zahnstocher)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Zahn"
    },
    {
      "word": "stochern"
    }
  ],
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        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "de:Dental hygiene"
      ],
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        "toothpick"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
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        "de:"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtsaːnˌʃtɔxər/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈt͡saːnˌʃtɔ.χɐ]"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Germany",
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    }
  ],
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}

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