Spritkopp

German

Etymology

From Sprit (“spirits, liquor”) +‎ Kopp (“head”). The former is short for Spiritus, the latter a regional variant of Kopf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃpʁɪtˌkɔp/

Noun

Spritkopp m (strong, genitive Spritkopps, plural Spritköppe)

1. (colloquial, northern and central Germany) drinker, drunkard, alcoholic

   Synonyms: Säufer, Suffkopp, Schnapsdrossel

Declension

Declension of Spritkopp [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Spritkopp	die	Spritköppe
genitive	eines	des	Spritkopps	der	Spritköppe
dative	einem	dem	Spritkopp	den	Spritköppen
accusative	einen	den	Spritkopp	die	Spritköppe