Dummerjan

German

Alternative forms

• Dummrian

Etymology

Univerbation of dummer +‎ Jan, literally “stupid John” (16th century). The optionally lengthened vowel as well as the byform above are due to influence of Grobian, Schlendrian (of different formation).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʊmɐˌja(ː)n/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Dummerjan m (strong, genitive Dummerjans, plural Dummerjane or Dummerjans)

1. (informal, dated) dunce, idiot

   Synonyms: Dummkopf, Dumpfbacke, Holzkopf, Idiot, Schwachkopf, Schwachmat, Tölpel, Trottel, Vollpfosten, (northern) Dösbaddel, Döskopp, (southern) Depp, Vollkoffer

Declension

Declension of Dummerjan [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Dummerjan	die	Dummerjane, Dummerjans
genitive	eines	des	Dummerjans	der	Dummerjane, Dummerjans
dative	einem	dem	Dummerjan	den	Dummerjanen, Dummerjans
accusative	einen	den	Dummerjan	die	Dummerjane, Dummerjans

Related terms

• Liederjan

Further reading

• “Dummerjan” in Duden online
• “Dummerjan”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)