Schlamperei

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schlamperei.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlɑːmpəɹaɪ/ (or as German, below)

Noun

Schlamperei (uncountable)

  1. Laziness, inefficiency, muddleheadedness, especially as a supposed Southern German or Austrian characteristic.
    • 1941, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published 2006, page 349:
      Even allowing for Austrian Schlamperei, soldiers and persons in attendance on royalty do not make such mistakes.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃlampəˈʁaɪ̯]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Noun

Schlamperei f (genitive Schlamperei, plural Schlampereien)

  1. sloppiness, untidiness

Declension

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

Further reading

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