Gaunersprache

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FWOTD – 4 March 2016
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Etymology

Gauner (“crook”) +‎ Sprache (“language”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaʊ̯nɐˌʃpʁaːχə/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Gaunersprache f (genitive Gaunersprache, plural Gaunersprachen)

  1. cant (secret language)
    • Maria Reichmann, Die Wiener Gaunersprache, 2011, 3.
      Die Wiener Gaunersprache – mit der sich meine Hausarbeit beschäftigt – ist eine solche Geheimsprache. Es liegt nahe, dass besonders bei kriminellen Aktivitäten höchste Geheimhaltung geboten ist.
      The Viennese cant – which is the subject of my paper – is such a secret language. It is obvious that utmost secrecy is in particular required with criminal activities.

Declension

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Further reading

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