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Fetzen
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fetzen
German
Etymology
From de gmh vetze rag, tatters, ultimately from the root of de fassen to grasp.
Cognate with gem-pro *fatą vat, item of clothing, non fǫt clothes, pt fato clothing, es hato.Fetzen
Pronunciation
de De-Fetzen.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m
scrap, rag torn piece of fabric or paper
rags tattered clothing
de colloquial low-quality, ill-fitting clothing
de Austria dated work apron
de Austria colloquial cleaning cloth, dustcloth
de Austria colloquial lowest grade in school (nicht genügend)
de Fleck Fünfer Pintsch
de Austria Bavaria colloquial alcohol intoxication
Declension
m
Hyponyms
de Erinnerungsfetzen Fleischfetzen Gesprächsfetzen Kleiderfetzen Musikfetzen Papierfetzen Putzfetzen Satzfetzen Schmachtfetzen Sprachfetzen Staubfetzen Stofffetzen Tuchfetzen Wolkenfetzen Wortfetzen Zeitungsfetzen
Derived terms
de die Fetzen fliegen
de Fetzentandler
Descendants
hu fecni 1
Noun
n
de fetzen
Declension
n
References
Further reading
Fetzen, owid.de