Kreuzbube

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Kreuz (“cross”) +‎ Bube (“jack, knave”).

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Kreuzbube m (weak, genitive Kreuzbuben, plural Kreuzbuben)

  1. jack of clubs, knave of clubs (playing card)
    Synonym: Kreuz-Bauer
    Antonyms: Kreuzkönig, Kreuzdame, Kreuzzehn, Kreuzneun; Pikbube, Herzbube, Karobube

Declension

Declension of Kreuzbube [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kreuzbube die Kreuzbuben
genitive eines des Kreuzbuben der Kreuzbuben
dative einem dem Kreuzbuben den Kreuzbuben
accusative einen den Kreuzbuben die Kreuzbuben

Further reading

  • “Kreuzbube” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Kreuzbube” in Duden online
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.