Gschaftlhuber

Bavarian

Etymology

Gschaftl (“business”) +‎ Huber (a common surname)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡ̥ʃɑftl̩ˌhu̯ɐb̥ɐ/, /ˈɡ̥ʃɑftl̩ˌhu̯ɐvɐ/, /ˈɡ̥ʃɑftl̩ˌhu̯ɐβɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Gschaftl‧hu‧ber

Noun

Gschaftlhuber m (feminine Gschaftlhuberin)

  1. (derogatory) someone who deems themselves qualified and/or important, is involved in numerous activities (e.g. functions, offices, business dealings), have their fingers in every pie
  2. (jokingly) someone who is very active, bustling, overeager

Synonyms
  • Gschaftler

Derived terms
  • Gschaftlhuberei
  • gschaftlhubern

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Bavarian Gschaftlhuber.

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈkʃaftl̩ˌhuːbɐ/
  • (Austria, Bavaria) IPA(key): /ˈɡ̥ʃaftl̩ˌhuːb̥ɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Gschaftl‧hu‧ber

Noun

Gschaftlhuber m (strong, genitive Gschaftlhubers, plural Gschaftlhuber, feminine Gschaftlhuberin)

  1. (derogatory) someone who deems themselves qualified and/or important, is involved in numerous activities (e.g. functions, offices, business dealings), have their fingers in every pie
  2. (jokingly) someone who is very active, bustling, overeager
    Synonym: Hans Dampf in allen Gassen

Declension
Declension of Gschaftlhuber [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gschaftlhuber die Gschaftlhuber
genitive eines des Gschaftlhubers der Gschaftlhuber
dative einem dem Gschaftlhuber den Gschaftlhubern
accusative einen den Gschaftlhuber die Gschaftlhuber

Synonyms
  • Wichtigmacher (“Wichtigtuer”)
  • Gschaftlhuberei
  • gschaftlhubern

Further reading
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