Schmarrn

See also: Schmårrn

German

Alternative forms

• Schmarren

Etymology

From Bavarian Schmårrn, from the root of schmieren (“to smear”) and Schmer (“lard”), thus ultimately from Proto-Germanic *smerwą (“grease, fat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃmaʁn/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Schmarrn m (strong, genitive Schmarrns, plural Schmarrn)

1. (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany) A dish of chopped or shredded baked goods; especially Kaiserschmarrn (shredded pancake dessert).
2. (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany, colloquial) rubbish, nonsense

Declension

Declension of Schmarrn [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schmarrn	die	Schmarrn
genitive	eines	des	Schmarrns	der	Schmarrn
dative	einem	dem	Schmarrn	den	Schmarrn
accusative	einen	den	Schmarrn	die	Schmarrn

Derived terms

• Apfelschmarrn
• Erdäpfelschmarrn
• Grießschmarrn
• Kaiserschmarrn
• Kartoffelschmarrn
• Semmelschmarrn

Descendants

• → Serbo-Croatian: šmȁrn

Further reading

• “Schmarrn” in Duden online