Schmarrn

See also: Schmårrn

German

Alternative forms

  • Schmarren

Etymology

From Bavarian Schmårrn, from the root of schmieren (“to smear”) and Schmer (“lard”), thus ultimately from Proto-Germanic *smerwą (“grease, fat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃmaʁn/
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Noun

Schmarrn m (strong, genitive Schmarrns, plural Schmarrn)

  1. (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany) A dish of chopped or shredded baked goods; especially Kaiserschmarrn (shredded pancake dessert).
  2. (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany, colloquial) rubbish, nonsense

Declension

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

Derived terms

  • Apfelschmarrn
  • Erdäpfelschmarrn
  • Grießschmarrn
  • Kaiserschmarrn
  • Kartoffelschmarrn
  • Semmelschmarrn

Descendants

  • → Serbo-Croatian: šmȁrn

Further reading

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