Landpomeranze

German

Etymology

Land +‎ Pomeranze

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlantpoməˌʁant͡sə/
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Noun

Landpomeranze f (genitive Landpomeranze, plural Landpomeranzen)

  1. (derogatory) country bumpkin
    Synonym: Landei
    Coordinate term: Stadtpflanze
    • 1918, Heinrich Mann, Der Untertan‎[1], Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag, page 313:
      Magda hatte zu der Gräfin gesagt: „Spute dich, du dumme Landpomeranze, daß der Herr Leutnant den Kaffee kriegt.“
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Usage notes

Originally only used for female referents.

Declension

Declension of Landpomeranze [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Landpomeranze die Landpomeranzen
genitive einer der Landpomeranze der Landpomeranzen
dative einer der Landpomeranze den Landpomeranzen
accusative eine die Landpomeranze die Landpomeranzen

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