Spinner

See also: spinner

German

Etymology

From spinnen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃpɪnɐ/

• Audio

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Noun

Spinner m (strong, genitive Spinners, plural Spinner, diminutive Spinnerlein n, feminine Spinnerin)

1. agent noun of spinnen
   1. A spinner who makes yarn.
   2. (vulgar) idiot, freak, oddball, nut (unusual, eccentric, crazy person, especially someone with unreasonable, absurd ideas)
   3. (fishing) spinner (type of lure)
   4. (zoology) any of various butterflies which spin cocoons

Declension

Declension of Spinner [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Spinner	die	Spinner
genitive	eines	des	Spinners	der	Spinner
dative	einem	dem	Spinner	den	Spinnern
accusative	einen	den	Spinner	die	Spinner

Derived terms

• Birkenspinner
• Pfauenspinner
• Seidenspinner

Further reading

• “Spinner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Spinner” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Spinner” in Duden online