Heuschrecke
German
Alternative forms
- Heuschreck (Austria, Switzerland)
Etymology
From Middle High German höuschrecke, from Old High German houwiscrecko. Analysable as Heu (“hay”) + schrecken (“to jump up”). Originally a masculine that developed into a feminine under the influence of the frequently used plural (a common development in modern German); compare the southern alternative form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɔʏ̯ˌʃrɛkə/
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Noun
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- grasshopper; locust
- Synonyms: (informal) Grashüpfer, Heupferd
- (colloquial, derogatory) an investor who buys enterprises or properties and deals with them in a way that harms the local population
- (especially East Germany, historical) an investor from West Germany who did this in the former GDR, exploiting the chaos following German reunification
Declension
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Derived terms
- Schrecke
- Blauflügelige Ödlandschrecke
- Stabheuschrecke
- Gespenstheuschrecke
- Heuschreckenkapitalismus
- Wanderheuschrecke
Further reading
- “Heuschrecke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Heuschrecke” in Duden online
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