Dummerjan

German

Alternative forms

  • Dummrian

Etymology

Univerbation of dummer +‎ Jan, literally “stupid John” (16th century). The optionally lengthened vowel as well as the byform above are due to influence of Grobian, Schlendrian (of different formation).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʊmɐˌja(ː)n/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Dummerjan m (strong, genitive Dummerjans, plural Dummerjane or Dummerjans)

  1. (informal, dated) dunce, idiot
    Synonyms: Dummkopf, Dumpfbacke, Holzkopf, Idiot, Schwachkopf, Schwachmat, Tölpel, Trottel, Vollpfosten, (northern) Dösbaddel, Döskopp, (southern) Depp, Vollkoffer

Declension

Declension of Dummerjan [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Dummerjan die Dummerjane, Dummerjans
genitive eines des Dummerjans der Dummerjane, Dummerjans
dative einem dem Dummerjan den Dummerjanen, Dummerjans
accusative einen den Dummerjan die Dummerjane, Dummerjans

Further reading

  • “Dummerjan” in Duden online
  • “Dummerjan”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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