der Spießer
C1a philistine / bourgeois philistine = hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts.
- English meaning
- a philistine / bourgeois philistine = hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts.
- Gender
- der — masculine
- Plural
- die Spießer
- CEFR level
- C1 — Advanced
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Spießer in a sentence
Der Spießer verachtet alle Kunst und Kultur.
The philistine despises all art and culture.
Declension of der Spießer
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der Spießer | die Spießer |
| Accusative | den Spießer | die Spießer |
| Dative | dem Spießer | den Spießern |
| Genitive | des Spießers | der Spießer |
Where Spießer comes from
[1] belegt seit dem 19. Jahrhundert als Kurzwort für älteres Spießbürger (17. Jahrhundert).
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Questions about Spießer
Is it der, die or das Spießer?
It is der Spießer — Spießer is masculine. In the plural it becomes die Spießer.
What is the plural of Spießer?
The plural of der Spießer is die Spießer.
What is the genitive of Spießer?
The genitive singular is des Spießers. The dative plural is den Spießern.
What does Spießer mean in English?
der Spießer means "a philistine / bourgeois philistine = hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts.". For example: "Der Spießer verachtet alle Kunst und Kultur." — "The philistine despises all art and culture."
What level is Spießer in German?
Spießer is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the negative character traits vocabulary.
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