Nöhlpeter in Low German

Pronunciation: /nøːlpɛɪ̯tɐ/

noun

Syllabication: Nöhl·pe·ter

Does not appear in plural m de Nöhlpeter

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peripheral vocabulary

used in colloquial speech

figurative

Low Saxon:

Person, de jümmer veel nöhlt

English:

grouser

moaner

grumbler

German:

Nörgler

Examples:

Du büst en ollen Nöhlpeter! Segg doch een Maal ok wat, wat positiv is!

Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: nöhlen + Peter

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