Gamasche
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Gamasche f (genitive Gamasche, plural Gamaschen)
- (covering worn over a shoe) spat, legwarmer
- (Northern Germany, colloquial, with haben or kriegen) fear, angst
- 2018 July 12, Siegfrid Breuer, “Beate Zschaepe: Ein politisches Urteil. Justiz der BRD 2018.”, in de.soc.politik.misc[1] (Usenet):
- Kann das der Dumpfbacke mal einer zitieren, er hat ja Gamaschen vor Leuten die intelligenter sind als er.
- Can somebody quote it to the git, for he has fear of people who are more intelligent than him?
Declension
Declension of Gamasche [feminine]
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Polish: kamasz
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