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Schlaraffe
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German
Etymology
From de gmh slûraffe, literally "lazy monkey", a compound of gmh slûr idler, lazybones, from which also de Schluri thoughtless, irresponsible, unreliable person derives,Mitteilungen des Deutschschweizerischen Sprachvereins volume 8 (1924) + gmh affe fool, idiot, dork.
Pronunciation
de [ʃlaˈʁafə]
de Schla raf fe
de De-Schlaraffe.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m.weak
de archaic idler, loafer
Declension
m.weak
Derived terms
de Schlaraffenland
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