Schindluder
German
Etymology
Low German, schinden (“to skin”) + Luder (“carrion; bait”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɪntˌluːdɐ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -uːdɐ
Noun
Schindluder n (strong, genitive Schindluders, plural Schindluder)
Usage notes
Restricted to set phrases like mit jemandem Schindluder treiben (“to play fast and loose”).
Declension
Declension of Schindluder [neuter, strong]
Further reading
- “Schindluder” in Duden online
- “Schindluder” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Schindluder” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache