Siebenschläfer
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German siben slāfære, referring to the Seven Sleepers. Univerbation since the 15th century. Use for “one who sleeps a lot” since the 17th century. The biological sense since the 18th century because of the animal's hibernation, which may last more than seven months.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Siebenschläfer m (strong, genitive Siebenschläfers, plural Siebenschläfer, feminine Siebenschläferin)
- (biology) edible dormouse
- (Christianity, mythology) (one of) the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus
- (Christianity, also meteorology) Seven Sleepers Day, June 27
- Synonym: Siebenschläfertag
- (figurative) sleepyhead, one who sleeps a lot or rises late
- Synonyms: Schlafmütze, Langschläfer
Declension
[edit]Declension of Siebenschläfer [masculine, strong]
Further reading
[edit]- “Siebenschläfer” in Duden online
- “Siebenschläfer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Siebenschläfer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de