Spritkopp

German

Etymology

From Sprit (“spirits, liquor”) +‎ Kopp (“head”). The former is short for Spiritus, the latter a regional variant of Kopf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpʁɪtˌkɔp/

Noun

Spritkopp m (strong, genitive Spritkopps, plural Spritköppe)

  1. (colloquial, northern and central Germany) drinker, drunkard, alcoholic
    Synonyms: Säufer, Suffkopp, Schnapsdrossel

Declension

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