Masculine
Pedant
Meaning
pedant (person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning)
Concepts
Synonyms
Formalist
I-Tüpferlreiter
Tüpflischisser
Kleinkrämer
Dippelschisser
Paragrafenhengst
Krämerseele
Kleinigkeitskrämer
Kleinkarierter
schulmeisterlich
Fliegenbeinzähler
Paragraphenhengst
Translations
pedante
pedante
pédant
schoolmeester
σχολαστικός
pedante
titizDialects
Basel-Landschaft
dipflischysser
Basel-Landschaft
fyysigugger
Basel-Landschaft
kimmignipfer
Basel-Landschaft
kimmispalter
Basel-Landschaft
niggeli
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/peˈdant/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from French pédant (literally “schoolmaster”), from Italian pedante, from Ancient Greek παιδεία (paideía).
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