Sauhaufen

German

Etymology

Sau +‎ Haufen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzaʊ̯ˌhaʊ̯fn̩] (Germany)
    • Audio:(file)(Germany)
  • IPA(key): /ˈsaʊ̯ˌhaʊ̯fn̩/, [ˈsaɔ̯-], [-haɔ̯fn̩] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: Sau‧hau‧fen

Noun

Sauhaufen m (strong, genitive Sauhaufens, plural Sauhaufen)

  1. (colloquial) a mess
  2. (colloquial) a shower (a group of people perceived as incompetent or worthless)

Declension

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

Further reading

  • “Sauhaufen” in Duden online
  • “Sauhaufen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Sauhaufen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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