noun#6,328 by frequency
der Spinner
/ˈʃpɪnɐ/
agent noun of spinnen; idiot, freak, oddball, nut; spinner
- genitive
- des Spinners
- plural
- die Spinner
Meanings
- 1
agent noun of spinnen; idiot, freak, oddball, nut — an unusual, eccentric, crazy person, especially someone with unreasonable, absurd ideas
Ich möchte kein Spinner sein.
I don't want to be a freak.
Tatoeba · Tamy · CC BY 2.0 FR
Was für ein kranker Spinner bist du bitte schön?
What kind of sick weirdo are you?
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
agent noun of spinnen; spinner — someone who makes yarn
- 3
agent noun of spinnen; spinner — a type of lurerare
- 4
agent noun of spinnen; any of various moths which spin cocoonsrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derSpinner | dieSpinner |
| accusative | denSpinner | dieSpinner |
| dative | demSpinner | denSpinnern |
| genitive | desSpinners | derSpinner |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.