Fachtrottel

German

Etymology

Functionally Fach +‎ Trottel, variant of Fachidiot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaχˌtʁɔtl̩/
  • Hyphenation: Fach‧trot‧tel

Noun

Fachtrottel m (strong, genitive Fachtrottels, plural Fachtrottel)

  1. (Austria, derogatory) fachidiot (a specialist expert who is ignorant outside of their specialty)
    Synonym: Fachidiot

Declension

Declension of Fachtrottel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fachtrottel die Fachtrottel
genitive eines des Fachtrottels der Fachtrottel
dative einem dem Fachtrottel den Fachtrotteln
accusative einen den Fachtrottel die Fachtrottel
  • Fachtrottelei

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Further reading

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