Schani

German

Etymology

From an Austrian colloquial form of French Jean (given name).

Noun

Schani m (strong, genitive Schanis, plural Schanis or Schani)

1. (Austria, obsolete) waiter
2. (Austria, colloquial) servant, henchman
3. (Austria, informal) good friend

Declension

Declension of Schani [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schani	die	Schanis, Schani
genitive	eines	des	Schanis	der	Schanis, Schani
dative	einem	dem	Schani	den	Schanis, Schani
accusative	einen	den	Schani	die	Schanis, Schani

Further reading

• “Schani” in Duden online