Spechtler

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Bavarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

spechtln +‎ -er.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃb̥e̞çd̥l̩ɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Specht‧ler

Noun[edit]

Spechtler m (plural Spechtler) (chiefly East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)

  1. agent noun of spechtln:
    1. looker, starer, gawker
    2. voyeur, peeping tom

Descendants[edit]

  • Austrian German: Spechtler

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɛçtlɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Specht‧ler

Etymology 1[edit]

From Bavarian Spechtler. Equivalent to spechteln +‎ -er.

Noun[edit]

Spechtler m (strong, genitive Spechtlers, plural Spechtler, feminine Spechtlerin)

  1. (Austria, Vienna, colloquial) looker, starer, gawker
  2. (Austria, Vienna, colloquial) voyeur, peeping tom
    • 1983, Maria Bill (lyrics and music), “Amsterdam”, in Maria Bill, performed by Maria Bill:
      So ein Mist, da wohnt ein Spechtler / In dem Haus da vis-à-vis / So ein Mist, der glotzt, der Spechtler / In mein Haus von vis-à-vis
      Damn it, a peeping tom lives / In that house there vis-à-vis / Damn it, he's staring, that peeping tom / In my house from vis-à-vis
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Etymology 2[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Spechtler m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Spechtlers or (with an article) Spechtler, feminine genitive Spechtler, plural Spechtlers or Spechtler)

  1. a surname

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