oldschool
See also: old school and old-school
German
Etymology
Borrowed from English old school.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔʊ̯ldskuːl/
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Adjective
oldschool (strong nominative masculine singular oldschooler, not comparable)
- (informal, sometimes derogatory) old school
- Synonyms: althergebracht, altmodisch, antiquiert
- 2017 September 12, “Im Siegestaumel fällt die Arbeit wieder leicht”, in Die Zeit Online[1]:
- Mein wiederentdecktes Faible für Solitaire ist wohl etwas oldschool inzwischen. Dabei ist es das perfekte Bürospiel.
- My rediscovered fondness for solitaire is probably a bit old-school by now. Yet, it's the perfect office game.
Declension
Positive forms of oldschool (uncomparable)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist oldschool | sie ist oldschool | es ist oldschool | sie sind oldschool | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | oldschooler | oldschoole | oldschooles | oldschoole |
| genitive | oldschoolen | oldschooler | oldschoolen | oldschooler | |
| dative | oldschoolem | oldschooler | oldschoolem | oldschoolen | |
| accusative | oldschoolen | oldschoole | oldschooles | oldschoole | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der oldschoole | die oldschoole | das oldschoole | die oldschoolen |
| genitive | des oldschoolen | der oldschoolen | des oldschoolen | der oldschoolen | |
| dative | dem oldschoolen | der oldschoolen | dem oldschoolen | den oldschoolen | |
| accusative | den oldschoolen | die oldschoole | das oldschoole | die oldschoolen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein oldschooler | eine oldschoole | ein oldschooles | (keine) oldschoolen |
| genitive | eines oldschoolen | einer oldschoolen | eines oldschoolen | (keiner) oldschoolen | |
| dative | einem oldschoolen | einer oldschoolen | einem oldschoolen | (keinen) oldschoolen | |
| accusative | einen oldschoolen | eine oldschoole | ein oldschooles | (keine) oldschoolen | |