Kredithai

German

Etymology

From Kredit (“loan”) +‎ Hai (“shark”), a calque of English loan shark.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʁeˈdiːtˌhaɪ̯/, /-ˈdɪt-/
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Noun

Kredithai m (strong, genitive Kredithais or Kredithaies, plural Kredithaie)

  1. loan shark
    Synonym: Wucherer

Declension

Declension of Kredithai [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kredithai die Kredithaie
genitive eines des Kredithais, Kredithaies der Kredithaie
dative einem dem Kredithai, Kredithaie1 den Kredithaien
accusative einen den Kredithai die Kredithaie

1Now rare, see notes.

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