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Erbsenzähler
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German
de:
Etymology
de :af Erbsen<t:peas> Zähler<t:counter>
de Erbsen peas Zähler counter
Pronunciation
de [ˈɛʁpsn̩ˌt͡sɛːlɐ]
de De-Erbsenzähler.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Erb sen zäh ler
Noun
m,s,- in
de derogatory pedantic, petty, stingy person; pedant, bean counter, nitpicker, straw-splitter, pettifogger, miser
Declension
m,s,-
Synonyms
de kleinlicher Mensch descriptive, de Pedant, de Haarspalter, de Kleingeist, de Korinthenkacker, de i-Tüpferl-Reiter colloquial
Derived terms
de Erbsenzählerin
de erbsenzählerisch
Related terms
de Erbsenzählen
Further reading