Phrasenschwein
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Phrase (“phrase”) + -n- + Schwein (“pig, piggy bank”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Phrasenschwein n (strong, genitive Phrasenschweins, plural Phrasenschweine, diminutive Phrasenschweinchen n)
- an (actual or rhetorical) money box collecting fines for the use of hackneyed phrases; a “cliché box” (swear box for clichés)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Phrasenschwein [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Phrasenschwein | die | Phrasenschweine |
| genitive | eines | des | Phrasenschweins | der | Phrasenschweine |
| dative | einem | dem | Phrasenschwein | den | Phrasenschweinen |
| accusative | ein | das | Phrasenschwein | die | Phrasenschweine |