Schwarzer Peter

German

Etymology

The card game is probably named after Johann Peter Petri (1752–1812), nickname “Schwarzpeter”.

Noun

Schwarzer Peter m (strong, definite nominative der Schwarze Peter, genitive (des) Schwarzen Peters, plural Schwarze Peter, definite plural die Schwarzen Peter)

  1. (card games) old maid
  2. (folklore) Black Peter
  3. (figurative) buck, blame, responsibility, scapegoating, finger-pointing
    Synonym: Schuld
    den Schwarzen Peter weitergeben ― to pass the buck
    er wolte mir den Schwarzen Peter zuschieben ― he tried to pass the buck to me

Declension

Declension of Schwarzer Peter [masculine, strong]
singular plural
masculine gender strong declension
nominative Schwarzer Peter Schwarze Peter
genitive Schwarzen Peters Schwarzer Peter
dative Schwarzem Peter Schwarzen Petern
accusative Schwarzen Peter Schwarze Peter
weak declension
nominative der Schwarze Peter die Schwarzen Peter
genitive des Schwarzen Peters der Schwarzen Peter
dative dem Schwarzen Peter den Schwarzen Petern
accusative den Schwarzen Peter die Schwarzen Peter
mixed declension
nominative ein Schwarzer Peter (keine) Schwarzen Peter
genitive eines Schwarzen Peters (keiner) Schwarzen Peter
dative einem Schwarzen Peter (keinen) Schwarzen Petern
accusative einen Schwarzen Peter (keine) Schwarzen Peter

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