Pechnelke

German

Etymology

Pech +‎ Nelke

Noun

Pechnelke f (genitive Pechnelke, plural Pechnelken)

  1. campion (any of various plants in the genus Lychnis)
  2. (colloquial, humorous) person who is often unlucky
    Du bist aber auch ’ne alte Pechnelke.
    You're just an old schlimazel.

Declension

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

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