Grobian

See also: grobian

German

Etymology

    First attested in the 15th century in the form Grobianus, shortened by the 16th century. Humorous formation from grob (“coarse”) +‎ Latin -iānus (“-ian”). Compare Schlendrian and further Dummerjan, Liederjan (also Dummrian, Liedrian).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɡroː.bi̯aːn/, [ˈɡʁoː.biˌaːn], (seldom) [ˈɡʁoːˌbjaːn]
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Gro‧bi‧an

    Noun

    Grobian m (strong, genitive Grobians or (very rare) Grobianes, plural Grobiane)

    1. boor, brute, ruffian
      Synonyms: Flegel, Lümmel, Raubein, Rohling, Rowdy, Rüpel, Wüstling

    Declension

    Declension of Grobian [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Grobian die Grobiane
    genitive eines des Grobians, Grobianes1 der Grobiane
    dative einem dem Grobian, Grobiane1,2 den Grobianen
    accusative einen den Grobian die Grobiane

    1Very rare.
    2Now rare, see notes.

    Descendants

    • → Belarusian: грубія́н (hrubiján)
    • → Czech: hrubián
    • → English: grobian
    • → Norwegian:
    • → Polish: grubianin
    • → Romanian: grobian
    • → Russian: грубия́н (grubiján) (likely via Polish or Czech)
    • → Swedish: grobian
    • → Ukrainian: грубія́н (hrubiján) (likely via Polish or Czech)

    Further reading

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