Spinner

See also: spinner

German

Etymology

From spinnen +‎ -er

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃpɪnɐ/
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Noun

Spinner m (genitive Spinners, plural Spinner, diminutive Spinnerlein n, feminine Spinnerin)

agent noun of spinnen
1. A spinner who makes yarn.
2. (vulgar) idiot, freak, oddball, nut (unusual, eccentric, crazy person, especially someone with unreasonable, absurd ideas)

Declension

Declension of Spinner

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Spinner	die	Spinner
genitive	eines	des	Spinners	der	Spinner
dative	einem	dem	Spinner	den	Spinnern
accusative	einen	den	Spinner	die	Spinner

Further reading

Spinner in Duden online

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