Schwarzer Peter
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The card game is probably named after Johann Peter Petri (1752–1812), nickname “Schwarzpeter”.
Noun
[edit]Schwarzer Peter m (strong, definite nominative der Schwarze Peter, genitive (des) Schwarzen Peters, plural Schwarze Peter, definite plural die Schwarzen Peter)
- (card games) old maid
- (folklore) Black Peter
- (figurative) buck, blame, responsibility, scapegoating, finger-pointing
- Synonym: Schuld
- den Schwarzen Peter weitergeben ― to pass the buck
- er wolte mir den Schwarzen Peter zuschieben ― he tried to pass the buck to me
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schwarzer Peter [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine gender | strong declension | |||
| nominative | Schwarzer Peter | Schwarze Peter | ||
| genitive | Schwarzen Peters | Schwarzer Peter | ||
| dative | Schwarzem Peter | Schwarzen Petern | ||
| accusative | Schwarzen Peter | Schwarze Peter | ||
| weak declension | ||||
| nominative | der | Schwarze Peter | die | Schwarzen Peter |
| genitive | des | Schwarzen Peters | der | Schwarzen Peter |
| dative | dem | Schwarzen Peter | den | Schwarzen Petern |
| accusative | den | Schwarzen Peter | die | Schwarzen Peter |
| mixed declension | ||||
| nominative | ein | Schwarzer Peter | (keine) | Schwarzen Peter |
| genitive | eines | Schwarzen Peters | (keiner) | Schwarzen Peter |
| dative | einem | Schwarzen Peter | (keinen) | Schwarzen Petern |
| accusative | einen | Schwarzen Peter | (keine) | Schwarzen Peter |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
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Schwarzer Peter on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
