Spechtler

Bavarian

Etymology

spechtln +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃb̥e̞çd̥l̩ɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Specht‧ler

Noun

Spechtler m (plural Spechtler) (chiefly East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)

  1. agent noun of spechtln:
    1. looker, starer, gawker
    2. voyeur, peeping tom

Descendants

  • → Austrian German: Spechtler

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɛçtlɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Specht‧ler

Etymology 1

From Bavarian Spechtler. Equivalent to spechteln +‎ -er.

Noun

Spechtler m (strong, genitive Spechtlers, plural Spechtler, feminine Spechtlerin)

  1. (Austria, Vienna, colloquial) looker, starer, gawker
  2. (Austria, Vienna, colloquial) voyeur, peeping tom
    • 1983, Maria Bill, “Amsterdam”, in Maria Bill, performed by Maria Bill:
      So ein Mist, da wohnt ein Spechtler / In dem Haus da vis-à-vis / So ein Mist, der glotzt, der Spechtler / In mein Haus von vis-à-vis
      Damn it, a peeping tom lives / In that house there vis-à-vis / Damn it, he's staring, that peeping tom / In my house from vis-à-vis
Declension
Declension of Spechtler [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Spechtler die Spechtler
genitive eines des Spechtlers der Spechtler
dative einem dem Spechtler den Spechtlern
accusative einen den Spechtler die Spechtler

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Spechtler m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Spechtlers or (with an article) Spechtler, feminine genitive Spechtler, plural Spechtlers or Spechtler)

  1. a surname

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