Schund

German

Etymology

Derived from schinden (“to strip, peel, skin”). Originally applied to rubbish from shaving.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃʊnt/
  • Hyphenation: Schund
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Noun

Schund m (strong, genitive Schundes or Schunds, no plural)

  1. trash, rubbish
    • 2007, Volker Kutscher, chapter 2, in Der nasse Fisch (Gereon Rath; 1):
      »Natürlich. Gennats Truppe, die Lieblinge der Presse, die Lieblinge der feinen Gesellschaft! Raub und Mord, das bringt mehr Anerkennung als Schmutz und Schund.«
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Schund [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Schund
genitive eines des Schundes, Schunds
dative einem dem Schund, Schunde1
accusative einen den Schund

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

  • Schundroman

Further reading

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