Masculine
Fetzen
Meaning
- (masculine, strong) scrap, rag (torn piece of fabric or paper)
- (masculine, strong) rags (tattered clothing)
- (colloquial, masculine, strong) low-quality, ill-fitting clothing
- (Austria, dated, masculine, strong) work apron
- (Austria, colloquial, masculine, strong) cleaning cloth, dustcloth
- (Austria, colloquial, masculine, strong) lowest grade in school (nicht genügend)
- (Austria, Bavaria, colloquial, masculine, strong) alcohol intoxication
Concepts
Synonyms
Unvollendetes
Stoffrest
wertloses Zeug
Kleiderkram
Zerrissenheit
Schuhriemen
Translations
lambeau
lap
farrapo
pedazo
pezzaFrequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
fätze
Basel-Landschaft
fotzle
Basel-Landschaft
schlämpe
Basel-Landschaft
wampe
Basel-Landschaft
wämpe
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German vetze (“rag, tatters”), ultimately from the root of fassen (“to grasp”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *fatą (“vat, item of clothing”), Old Norse fǫt (“clothes”), Portuguese fato (“clothing”), Spanish hato.
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